Jetski found after man goes missing trying to cross Cook Strait

A jetski believed to belong to a man who went missing while trying to cross the Cook Strait has been found.

The man left the Tasman District yesterday morning heading towards Plimmerton, north of Wellington, but did not arrive as expected, police said.

Police and Search and Rescue teams have been conducting a water search with the assistance of Coastguard and the Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand.

“A jetski was located near Cooks Rock in the Cook Strait yesterday evening, believed to be the one belonging to the missing man,” police said.

The person failed to arrive at their destination on Plimmerton Beach. Photo / RNZ / Reece Baker

A search and rescue operation began on Monday with police vessel Lady Elizabeth IV, Marlborough Search and Rescue and Bluebridge Rescue currently in the Cook Strait, north of the Queen Charlotte Sound.

- Additional reporting by RNZ

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