Search continues for divers near Bluff harbour

Police and the Coast Guard are continuing to search the Bluff harbour area after a member of the public reported seeing two divers being swept out in the current earlier this afternoon.
 
As advised earlier, Police have also received a report of two people leaving the water in the area and need to confirm if those two individuals are the divers earlier reported as being swept out in the current.
 
If you were diving in the Bluff harbour area today please contact Southland Police on 03 211 0400.  
 
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Issued by Police Media Centre.