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Crucial new detail in search for woman who allegedly took kayak

October 27, 2023

The woman with the kayak prior to entering the water on October 21. (Source: Supplied/New Zealand Police)

Police now believe missing Ōtaki woman Michaela Leger was in a single-seater kayak, not a two-seater, as originally reported.

On Saturday, a woman matching 29-year-old Leger's description was seen taking a yellow kayak into the sea.

Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Middlemiss said: "Despite an extensive search by air, land and sea, we have not yet located Michaela or the yellow kayak she was in.

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