30 Jan 2019

Search for fishermen missing off Catlins continues

11:39 am on 30 January 2019

A land search for two missing fishermen is continuing along the Southland coast this morning.

Slope Point at the Catlins, Southland.

Slope Point at the Catlins, Southland. Photo: Google Maps

The men have been missing since Sunday afternoon, when it appears they were swept off rocks at Slope Point east of Bluff.

The marine search was suspended yesterday.

A heavy swell and high winds have been hampering search efforts.