Fisherman found
J A Auckland The body of a missing fisherman was found in Auckland’s Manukau Harbour on Monday. He was Mickey Lolesi, aged 45, a married man of Manurewa. A search for Mr Lolesi began on Sunday afternoon after his son told the police that his father had not swum
ashore when their 2.5 metre dinghy' foundered at the entrance of the Weymouth Estuary. A helicopter, a Navy team, police, and civilians patrolled the shoreline from first light. The Papakura police said the body, was found bv the helicopter search arid rescue team on the sand at Kauri Point at 4.30 p.m.
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