Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland

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Source: Radio New Zealand

The Coastguard had also aided in the search. NZ Coastguard

The Navy has joined the search for a missing fisherman in Northland.

A boat with two people on board at Pataua South was reported overdue on Friday night and found adrift the next morning with nobody on it.

The body of one fisherman was found a short time later.

There has been a large-scale search by sea and by air for the second fisherman.

Police, the National Dive Squad, Search and Rescue and Navy crews were back on the water on Monday morning.

The public is being urged to call 111 if they see anything unusual in the water.

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