Source: Radio New Zealand
Search and rescue teams as well as the dive squad were continuing to look for the missing man. Google Maps
A police dive squad is searching for a missing man in a Christchurch lake
Police were alerted about 6.50pm on Sunday of a man reported missing in Lake Rua in Harewood.
Search and Rescue teams, alongside the dive squad, were continuing the search there on Monday morning.
A dragon boating event, the Aoraki Open, was held at Lake Rua earlier on Sunday.
Aoraki Dragon Boat Association president Karen Lloyd-Griffiths told RNZ she and another board member were the last to leave the lake about 5.30pm, following the regatta.
“It is a very sad and sobering turn of events, especially following such a wonderful spring day. Our thoughts are with his whanau and this time,” she said.
All training sessions had been cancelled until the person was found and any rāhui had been lifted, Lloyd-Griffiths said.
The public could expect an increased police presence around the area throughout Monday, a police spokesperson said.
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