Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Tony Jeurissen
The Police co-ordinated search for two men missing in Tongariro National Park continues today.
A Police dog trained in search and rescue techniques has today re-joined the operation, which is now in its ninth day.
Along with volunteers from LandSAR, we continue to search in an area between Tree Trunk Gorge Rd and the Pillars of Hercules.
The search area is thick with bush, which is illustrated in the attached photographs. We want to ensure we cover every piece of ground to locate any evidence which would assist us in finding the pair.
We are grateful to the Police National Dive Squad, which completed its search of waterways yesterday. The attached photographs of squad members in action demonstrate how motivated the search team is.
The weather today is in favour of the operation team, with conditions very clear.
As we have said previously, we are determined to bring these men back to their whānau.
Many of the whānau are staying in nearby Turangi. We have a number of Police Iwi Liaison Officers supporting the families and ensuring they are updated on the progress of the search.
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