The search is continuing this evening for the 36-year-old man missing in the Waikato River after fleeing from Police.
The Police Dive Squad is due to arrive in Hamilton at around 5.30pm and will join the search, which is expected to continue into tonight.
Police were looking for the man in relation to a serious assault on a 26-year-old woman yesterday evening.
The woman was released from hospital today.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.