Search for missing car crash driver by Coastguard Queenstown

6th August at 11.20 a head on car crash on a road running close to the shores of Lake Wakatipu caused one car to travel over a bank finally stop 30 meters from the lake edge.  Police were unable to locate the driver and called out Coastguard Queenstown to search along the lake shore using their Thermal imaging equipment as there was a possibility he may have ended up in the lake or in bush close to shore.

The volunteer crew searched for two hours along the shore and out into the lake for a 1/4 mile out from shore but were unable to locate the missing man.  Police later discovered he hade made his way home and was safe and well.