Girl found treading water, boatie missing in Manukau HarbourFAIRFAX NZ The boat was found adrift near Manukau Harbour about 4.30pm. The search for a missing man has been suspended overnight after an 8-year-old girl was found treading water in the Manukau Harbour. READ MORE:* Police search for missing man in Waitemata Harbour, Auckland* Police call off water search for man missing in Hunua Falls, Auckland* Woman stuck in mud at Auckland estuary* Man and his dog freed from mud at Henderson Creek, West AucklandThe missing man is 52-year-old. It was high tide in the Manukau Harbour when the small boat was found. The Manukau Harbour mudflats, when exposed, are notoriously problematic.

Source: Stuff April 19, 2017 08:29 UTC