Usually requires kayakers to carry locator beacons on wake of Koyren Campbell disappearance

The the moment they missing kayaker Koyren Campbell. Video / photo / Jack Crossland

The employer of a Wellington kayaker missing for over a week will have encouraged a requirement that all water-goers carry a locator beacon.

It follows the disappearance of kayaker Koyren Campbell, twenty two, who has been missing since failing to send back from a fishing trip eight a number of days ago.

His recruiter, D-Fluff Insulation company director Jesse Downer, led a jet-ski searches of Wellington’s coastline on Saturday, the next day the official search was called separate.

Downer said by Tuesday a fine for not carrying a nice locator beacon could be a good way to prevent further disappearances at sea.

David Downer, from D-Fluff insulation. Imagine / Jack Crossland

“If people are several hours the water and they don’t have a locator beacon on them, maybe it’s about time you got a fine for $500 together with a free beacon, because that’s what it costs.

“It’s a tiny price to pay for your life. ”

“Maybe go out and order a $500 beacon for yourself and just you should be safe out on the water. ”

The search for Campbell instead began when his unmanned kayak was initially found with a fresh catch along with fish last Sunday.

In the days that followed certains found clothing items belonging to Campbell on the seabed, and teams ranging from Police Search and Rescue, NZ Navy and Air Force joined my extensive search of Wellington’s coastlines.

Volunteers in Saturday’s search mentioned strangers who showed up to help scour the coastline for signs of Koyren Campbell. Photo / Jack Crossland

With regards to official search was called with a towel on Friday, a group of 22 volunteers, coordinated by Downer, met near Moa Point on Saturday to continue our own hunt on jetskis.

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Downer thanked the customers of the community, some of them strangers, who had participated in the search.

They had so far been unsuccessful by locating Campbell, but he promised to continue until “we find anyone or something”.

“Obviously we have to draw a line one day, ” he said on Saturday.

“Until I can…. draw that most line, at this stage I will be out ideal every day. ”