Southland Search and Rescue

Milford — Navy and Police dive teams yesterday completed a dive at the site of the wreckage of the fishing vessel, The Governor.

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Southland — A close shoreline foot search will be carried out this afternoon on Secretary Island in Doubtful Sound for the two men missing from the K'Cee crayboat.

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Southland — The search continued in Doubtful Sound today for the two men missing from the K'Cee crayboat.

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Southland — The search is continuing in Doubtful Sound this morning for the two men missing from the K'Cee crayboat.

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Bluff — A limited search has continued today for the four people missing from the Easy Rider.

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Bluff — There is a limited search today for the four people still missing from the Easy Rider.

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Bluff — The Navy Dive squad assisted by the Police Dive squad have been diving at the site of the vessel this morning and in the early afternoon.

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Bluff — The body of a 30-year-old local Invercargill man was recovered last night during a major search and rescue operation underway off the coast of Stewart Island for survivors of a 40ft Bluff-based fishing boat which is believed to have sunk with nine people on board.

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Bluff — At about 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday the 14th March 2012 the fishing boat 'Easy Rider' sailed from Bluff with three crew and six passengers who were going to be dropped off on the Mutton Bird Islands at the Great South Cape.

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Stewart Island — At 1030 a.m.

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Stewart Island — Rakiura Helicopters new Squirrel helicopter had its first outing as Stewart Island’s Search & Rescue air service yesterday morning (Thursday 26 January).

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Bluff — At about 1040 p.m.

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Southland — Coastguard volunteers from the South Island’s West Coast, along with other Search and Rescue agencies in the region, are joining together to put their skills to the test during a full-scale Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) this Sunday.

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Lumsden — At about 1130am on 28/8/11 a 10 year old boy was pig hunting with two adult family members in hill country near Lumsden when he became separated from them.

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Lumsden — At about 1130am on 28/8/11 a 10 year old boy was pig hunting with two adult family members in hill country near Lumsden when he became separated from them.

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Southland — At about 8.45 am this morning a Department of Conservation boat working in Doubtful Sound area located a vessel floating near Blanket Bay.

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Te Anau — Yesterday afternoon Te Anau police and the Rescue Co ordination centre (RCCNZ) were involved in controlling two separate incidents in the Fiordland National park.

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Tapanui — At about 1230pm on the 22nd of July South Otago Police were notified by a hunter in the Blue Mountains that his companion had failed to return from a hunting excursion.

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Bluff — At 5.40pm on Wednesday 5 May Police were notified by Bluff Marine Radio that a fishing vessel had found an upturned boat north of Dog Island where one male was rescued and transported to Bluff by a Southport vessel Takatimu.

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Bluff — At 5.40pm Police were notified by Bluff Marine Radio that a fishing vessel had found an upturned boat north of Dog Island.

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Invercargill — The Invercargill Civil Defence Rescue and Response Team was the winner of the Cliff Dale Rescue Competition in Christchurch at the weekend, Team Manager Bill Obers announced today.

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Southland — A seriously injured hunter was last night airlifted to safety in a rescue mission launched by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ).

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