A father who got caught in a rip while swimming with his family at a beach on Auckland's west coast yesterday afternoon has not been found.
The 34-year-old man was swimming with his partner and child at Bethells Beach/Te Henga when they were caught in a rip, Detective Senior Sergeant Roger Small said.
The woman and their child were able to get back to shore, but the man did not make it back.
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Surf Life Saving Northern Region operations manager Alan Gibson said they were advised of a missing person at about 5.15pm.