There are fears for the protection of a fisherman lacking off the Western Australia coast with tough climate hampering search efforts.
Terry Jennings, 73, was final seen on CCTV having a dialog at 8.30am (AWST) on Thursday morning on the Gnarabup boat ramp within the Margaret River area.
He then set off on a solo fishing journey and has not been seen since.
Hampering the search is the truth that police had been solely notified Mr Jennings was lacking on Sunday afternoon, when an area cafe proprietor known as to say his automobile had been on the web site for days.
"We had been behind the eight-ball earlier than we began," Inspector Scott Morrissey mentioned.
There are fears for Mr Jennings' security, notably because of the tough climate that has been in place for the reason that weekend.
Inspector Morrissey mentioned Mr Jennings had been in a three-metre dinghy, which was not a great boat for unhealthy climate.
That very same climate can also be hindering searchers, who're overlaying an space of 800 sq. nautical miles, stretching 80km off the coast.
Police are calling for the person Mr Jennings spoke to on CCTV to come back ahead, hoping he would possibly be capable of reveal the place Mr Jennings was planning to fish.
The search will resume at the moment.