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Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said. Police inspector Duncan Hall told reporters a shoreline search would continue during the night for the missing three people but an aerial search had been called off. The police initially said six people had been pulled from the water but later confirmed only three survivors had been found. “The bodies of five people have been recovered from Kaipara Harbour,” the police said in a statement. He said teams had ended an aerial search for the missing people and would resume searching again early Sunday. Hall said in a statement that the fishing boat was reported as overdue to emergency services at 3:30 p.m. Police were still trying to establish what happened to the boat and how its occupants ended up in the water.
At least seven people are dead, one person is missing and three others are rescued after a chartered fishing boat capsizes due to large waves in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.