Search suspended for missing Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean last seen at Waiotapu

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Tokoroa teacher Jayleb-Che Dean, 36, has been missing from Rotorua since Tuesday, September 30. Photo / Supplied

Police have suspended their search for a Tokoroa teacher who has been missing for two months.

Jayleb-Che Dean, 36, went missing from a swimming spot on Waiotapu Loop Rd in Rotorua on September 30.

Earlier this month police ruled out
foul play and said they weren’t looking for anyone in relation to his disappearance.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mark van Kempen said police had conducted aerial and ground searches but hadn’t been able to find him.