Police have suspended the search for a missing free diver in Sandfly Bay, Dunedin.
Police were notified at 6.55pm this evening that a man had not resurfaced while free diving.
A search and rescue operation was deployed, including a helicopter conducting an aerial search and Coastguard carrying out a search on sea.
Police have advised the man’s next of kin that he is missing and a search is underway. Support is being offered to them.
The search will resume in the morning.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.