The police national dive squad has arrived in Wanaka to join the search for a man missing since midday yesterday. Emergency services, LandSAR volunteers and Coastguard Wanaka were alerted after he disappeared while swimming in Lake Wanaka. Police area response manager Senior Sergeant Allan Grindell, of Wanaka, said the man got into trouble swimming out from Stevensons Island to retrieve a drifting boat. Police said today that a shoreline search was also being carried out on the island and members of the public might notice some areas cordoned off. Local boat users and a helicopter with paramedics on board also helped with the search yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2017 00:11 UTC