A large-scale search is under way after a Jet Ski rider failed to resurface in the Waikato River on Saturday evening. A police Eagle helicopter from Auckland has joined the search for the person near Frost Rd, Onewhero, about 15km inland from Port Waikato. A flight radar tracking website shows the helicopter making multiple loops just upriver from the bend of the river, south of Aka Aka. Email newstips@stuff.co.nzA police spokeswoman said they were called to help just before 8pm. Coastguard and police officers on the ground are also helping search for the person, the spokeswoman said.

Source: Stuff February 20, 2021 09:22 UTC