Source: Radio New Zealand
Police were still investigating if a kayak washed up near Blaketown on Saturday night was linked to the missing person, who was yet to be identified. SUPPLIED/POLICE
West Coast police are still looking for a person swept out to sea near Greymouth.
Emergency services received a report that a person was in trouble in the Greymouth/Blaketown area at 6pm on Saturday.
Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood said rough seas and white caps were making the search difficult.
“The search resumed this morning, where police, with the assistance of Precision Helicopters, conducted aerial searches of the shoreline between Ross and Charleston,” he said.
Police were still investigating if a kayak washed up near Blaketown on Saturday night was linked to the missing person, who was yet to be identified.
Police, Fire and Emergency and Surf Lifesaving staff had been involved in the search, with a specialised floating device deployed to replicate where the person might have drifted.
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