Search blong Derickson Sontias blong Mota bae i ko hed blong nara ten dei.
Torba Polis i konfemem wetem VBTC Nius long tete aftanun.
Torba Polis i talem se ol ol famili blong 50 yia old man ia bae i ko hed blong lukaotem hem kasem Sunday.
Polis i talem se long Monday ol lokol i faenem canoe blong man ia long Nereqe vilij long Saot Vanualava.
Polis i discribem canoe ia se hemi 2 mita 70cm.
“Mifala i tekem canoe i kobak long ol famili blong hem long Mota mo oli konfemem se hemi blong olfala man ia; so ol famili i serem sori,” Torba Polis i talemaot.
“Mifala i mekem search long wiken; Dokta Mark Turnbull i help long search tu long air, hemi bin mekem fo flaet, hemi mekem flaet i ko long East Vanualava, Gaua, Motalava kasem Vot Tande mo Ureparapara be i nogat eni saen blong olfala ia nomo.
“Olfala ia i bin lus long 1-2pm long Friday. Long taem ia i bin kat ol hevi swell blong 2 mita long solwota. Mifala i kasem infomesen leit so search i stat long eli haoa long Satete moning.
Torba Polis i talem se National Disaster Management Ofis i sapos blong kolem off search tete.
VBTC Ripota long Torba Provins, Mika Albie i talem se olfala ia hemi stap long age blong 50’s mo hemi bin ko long solwota blong huk.
I gat wan operesen blong search we National Disasta Management Ofis mo Police i mekem mbe kasem eli wik ia oli no faenem hem yet.
“Long Friday araon 6-8pm ol famili oli no bin luk eni saen blong olfala ia,” Mr Albie i ripotem.
Polis long Torba i talem se hemi rili had blong mekem search long Torba from ol aelan i stap longwe long olgeta mo tide long solwota i strong.
Oli askem pipol blong tekem kea taem oli ko aot long solwota.
“Taem wan man i wantem ko huk, hemi mas ko wetem wan fren mo hemi no mas ko hem wan,” Torba Polis i talem.
“No ko aot taem ol swell long solwota i hae mo mas letem ol famili i save se yu stap ko huk mo bae yu kambak long wanem taem.
“Ol canoe o banana bot i wan mas blong kat ol sefti tul mo wota taem oli ko aot.”
Mr Sontias i kat faev pikinini mo hemi blong Tanarosa vilij, Saot Mota.
