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The Waioweka River. Photo / Mike Scott

An operation to locate a man unaccounted for following a water-related incident in Ōpōtiki continues today.

Police were called to the Waioweka River at around 5.30pm on Friday after a report a man had fallen off his boat and was swept downstream.

Emergency services carried out an initial search of
the area and located the vessel nearby.