24 Jan 2017

Search continues after capsize on Otaki River

From Morning Report, 7:48 am on 24 January 2017

Emergency services and local teams will this morning resume searching for a person missing off the Kapiti Coast, near the Otaki River mouth.

Police said a boat overturned about 150 metres off the river mouth near Otaki Beach (file photo).

Police said a boat overturned about 150 metres off the river mouth near Otaki Beach (file photo). Photo: Google Maps

Yesterday a man's body was found, however a witness said they saw two people on board when the small inflatable boat capsized.

The water search for the second person was suspended last night due to extremely rough conditions.