Rescuers are dropping 100m down a Bay of Plenty bank in a bid to reach a man stuck in a creek with a broken leg.
Emergency services were called to the scene off Motu Rd in Opotiki at 3.40pm.
A Search and Rescue team is using lines to get down the bank to rescue the man.
A police spokesperson said at 9pm, five hours after the initial callout, that the man had not yet been rescued from the ravine.
