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Missing Wellington kayaker Koyren Campbell Meanwhile, other searchers, including an Air Force helicopter, were searching around the Palliser Bay, Wairarapa area on Wednesday. Police on Tuesday said clothing on the seabed “raised a number of possibilities” to be assessed. “It also increased police s concerns for Koyren,” police said. Police appealed to members of the public who might be in the area to be vigilant and on the lookout for Koyren or any equipment or clothing that belonged to him. “We re particularly interested in speaking to anyone who has come across a life jacket in the greater Wellington area since Koyren went missing,” police said.
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Monday, 18 January 2021, 5:39 pm
Statement attributed to Police Search and Rescue
Incident Controller, Sergeant Tony
Matheson.
Police can now confirm the name of the
missing Wellington kayaker who is overdue from a fishing
trip yesterday.
He is 22-year-old Koyren
Campbell.
The search has continued today for Koyren
after his kayak was found floating near Tarakena Bay
yesterday afternoon.
He was due back on land at around
noon.
Police have today searched the outer limits of
the Wellington Harbour and Palliser Bay.
Today s
search involved about 50 people including LANDSar members, a
Royal New Zealand Defence Force NH90 crew, the Wellington
Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew, Wellington Coastguard,