Search continues for Sonny Fai

Surf lifeguards continued the search for rugby league player Sonny Fai, presumed drowned in the surf at an Auckland beach, without success today.

Fai, 20, disappeared when rescuing his younger brother who was caught in a rip at Bethells Beach on Auckland's west coast on Sunday evening.

The lifeguards did shoreline and coastline searches this morning and again after lunch.

They plan to continue the search again tomorrow morning, said Dean Storey, manager at Surf Life Saving Northern Region.

"We expect to continue the search each morning for the rest of the week," Mr Storey said.

- NZPA