Tributes to Russell Allan Blackford laid alongside his now missing bike. The bike belonged to Russell Blackford, and was being stored in Invercargill after his death a year and a-half ago. Blackford, (41) from Athol, was one of two riders killed in a crash near the intersection of Fairfax Isla Bank Rd and Riverton Otautau Rd, south of Otautau, in November 2018. The bike was to be transported back to Blackford's father Barry in the North Island but has gone missing. A police spokesperson said he wanted the bike returned to "keep in memory of his son".

Source: Otago Daily Times June 17, 2020 01:35 UTC