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NZ Air Force Orion plane locates missing Tongan fisherman

October 5, 2017

The Royal NZ Air Force says it has located a fisherman who went missing in rough seas.

A P-3K2 Orion plane departed the Auckland NZ Air Force base for Tonga this morning.

The fisherman has been missing in rough seas for two days.

The Royal NZ Air Force has since tweeted that the Orion crew has located the man.

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