Please attribute to Area Commander, Canterbury Metro, Superintendent Lane Todd:
Police are assessing the next step in the search for the 14-year-old boy who went missing in the water near Sumner yesterday afternoon.
Police are treating the incident as a recovery operation with around 20 volunteers and police staff searching the water near Taylor’s Mistake today.
This has been a very difficult time for this young man’s family and we are continuing to liaise closely with them.
Police will re-assess the plan going forward and any update will be shared proactively.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre