Photo: NZ HeraldIn pitch darkness rescuers heard a missing 8-year-old's voice in the water after she and her father were tipped out of their dinghy while fishing. "Investigations quickly confirmed that a father and his 8-year-old daughter had been out fishing and were now believed to be missing," Ms Smith said. All four rescue vessels started searching for the missing pair, focusing on the Papakura Channel. Coastguard volunteers, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, police Eagle helicopter and airport rescuers continued to search for her father into the night. Coastguard volunteers from Papakura, the Eagle and a police boat will continue to search the Papakura Channel and surrounding areas this morning for the man.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 19, 2017 20:37 UTC