26 Jun 2019

Fiordland missing boatie search called off indefinitely

11:19 am on 26 June 2019

The search for a missing boatie on Fiordland's Lake Hauroko has been suspended indefinitely.

Reflection of snowy mountains in Lake Hauroko in the Southern Scenic Route, New Zealand

Photo: 123RF

The man was one of two people on board a boat reported missing on 31 May.

A woman's body was found the next day,as well as items that had been on board the boat.

The Christchurch couple, in their 60s, were thought to have headed out on a camping trip half way around the lake] on 26 May.

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