Emergency services, Wanaka Search and Rescue and Coastguard were notified when a man disappeared swimming at midday today in Lake Wanaka.

The man was on Stevensons Island when he swam out to retrieve a drifting boat but then got into trouble.

Another person swam out to help him but that person wasn’t able to locate him.

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The Police National Dive Squad will arrive at Wanaka around midday tomorrow to assist with the search.

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