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The search for a hunter missing in northern Southland will continue today, Invercargill police said.
The 61-year-old man was reported missing around 5pm yesterday, and was last seen around 11.30am by a hunting companion in the Nokomai Valley, northeast of Lumsden.
Search and rescue teams from Invercargill and Gore are heading into the area, and a helicopter with crew wearing night-vision goggles searched for the man, described as an experienced hunter, last night.
- NZPA
