Missing boy: Police refuse to release findings

Missing 11 year old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge. Photo / Supplied

Police are refusing to release any findings in relation to car of missing man John Beckenridge until all forensic testing is complete.

Mr Beckenridge and his 11-year-old stepson Michael Zhao-Beckenridge have been missing since March 13, when the boy went missing during a lunch break at school in Invercargill.

Mr Beckenridge's blue Volkswagen Touareg car was discovered in the water near Curio Bay on March 26.

Raging seas off the rugged coast prevented its recovery until nearly two months later on May 6.

Forensic scientists started examining the car wreckage as soon as it was pulled from the water, Southern police spokesman Nic Barclay said.

The investigation was ongoing and there was no set end date, Mr Barclay said.
He would not confirm whether bodies were found in the vehicle.

"We won't be commenting on anything until the final report is in. It takes as long as it takes and we just have to wait it out, Mr Barclay said.

"As soon as we get the results and the family have been taken through them, then we'll make the release to the public.