A Police co-ordinated water and air search for a missing male skydiver on Lake Wakatipu was suspended at about 4.40pm.
A shoreline search involving LandSAR and the Coastguard will continue until about 6.30pm tonight.
Emergency services are looking for the skydiver who was in a tandem jump.
The other person, also a man, has been recovered and was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
All searching will be suspended overnight and Police will make an assessment on the situation from 9am tomorrow.
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