3 Aug 2017

Search for man missing after car slid down bank suspended

4:34 pm on 3 August 2017

Police have suspended their search for missing Taranaki man Karl Roberts.

Karl Roberts was last seen wearing a black beanie, a knee length dark green gautex top and running shoes.

Karl Roberts was last seen wearing a black beanie, a knee length dark green gautex top and running shoes. Photo: Supplied

Mr Roberts has not been since Tuesday, when police believe he lost control of his car and slid down a bank on Uruti Road, near New Plymouth.

Police said they had suspended the physical aspect of their search, following extensive work over the past two days on land and from the air.

Police will continue trying to find out where he is, and have urged anyone with information to contact the police in New Plymouth.

The area where Karl Roberts' car went off the road.

The area where Karl Roberts' car went off the road. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin