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Police searching for a fisherman missing for nine days off the Raglan coast will employ the help of a fixed-wing aircraft this weekend.
The search mission was sparked after the fisherman activated an emergency beacon on a vessel on Tuesday, April 23.
“The man was fishing alone when about 10amhe made a call over Maritime Radio, stating he was having a medical event,” said the Waikato West area commander, Inspector Will Loughrin.
A short time later he activated his emergency locator beacon.
Search efforts over the past week have included the use of Coastguard, Navy and the Police National Dive Squad.
“The emergency beacon was activated at a location eight nautical miles west off the coast of Raglan.”
The missing man’s six-metre personal vessel was found anchored about 14km off the coast of Raglan by Coastguard and brought back to shore.
Raglan Coast Gallagher Rescue Coastguard volunteers and Westpac Rescue Helicopter found the man’s empty boat anchored about 14km off the coast of Raglan.
“An initial search was conducted by air and sea but there were no signs of the man,” Loughrin said.
