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Search continues for missing 75-year-old fisherman in Hawke's Bay

August 12, 2019

The search continues for a missing 75-year-old man who failed to return from a fishing trip in Hawke's Bay on Saturday.

Both ground and air searches resumed at 9:30am today.

The man had been fly fishing in the Tukituki River at Haumoana but failed to return to his accommodation by dark.

His vehicle was found parked close to the river.

Police say they have contacted the man's next of kin.

New Zealand Hawke's Bay

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