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Search operation underway for missing man, Lake Tekapo

Search operation underway for missing man, Lake Tekapo

Source: New Zealand Police

Attributable to Senior Sergeant Hamish Keer-Keer:

A search operation has been launched for a man in Lake Tekapo overnight.

Emergency services were called about 8pm after reports that a man had entered the water and failed to resurface.

Police search and rescue staff, along with Coastguard Mackenzie Lakes volunteers, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and a helicopter, all deployed and conducted a search.

Sadly, the man has not been located.

The search will resume this morning.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/06/12/search-operation-underway-for-missing-man-lake-tekapo/