Police are appealing for any information regarding a kayaker missing off the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington.
At around 8pm last night a woman allegedly stole a kayak from a Raumati property and was seen entering the water in the kayak.
The kayak was a yellow, two-person kayak. Earlier police reports had described the kayak as a one-person type, but this was incorrect. The woman was wearing a long-sleeved red top and grey trackpants, and carrying a white and pink bag.
The person who reported the matter to Police lost sight of the woman on the kayak at around 8.30pm.
Police, Coastguard and the Westpac rescue helicopter undertook a search until 12.30am this morning, and will resume searching at around 8am.
Anyone who may have seen anything which could assist with the search effort is asked to contact Police and quote event number P056449151.
Update today
The search for the missing kayaker off the Kāpiti Coast north of Wellington resumed this morning.
Police released photos of the woman taken just before she entered the water with the kayak.
There again is the ‘sense of entitlement’ by a certain group of people at the expense of others, re ‘borrowing (permanently) the kayak, because ‘they were here first’ despite the Moon Eyed People arriving from elsewhere.
Paddling into oblivion to meet socialist Bob Marley’s ghost?
Perhaps…!
The hydrophones are popping with every stroke of the paddle!