A search has begun for a 36-year-old man who failed to return from a tramp in the Ashburton Lakes area.
Timothy Clements, of Rangiora, was dropped off at the start of the Te Aroha Track on Double Hill Run Rd on May 18.
He was due to get picked up at Lake Emily, south of Mt Hutt, on Monday morning, 20 May, but did not arrive.
Police were notified that Timothy was missing around 4.45pm on Monday.
Currently 25 LandSAR volunteers are searching in the area, including two LandSAR dog handlers and a helicopter.
