Mark Kirkwood
New Zealandpolice officerMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Mark Kirkwood is a Senior Sergeant known for his leadership in search and rescue operations. Recently, he has been involved in the extensive efforts to locate missing tramper Roy Arbon, coordinating resources and search teams to cover new areas of interest identified in the search. Kirkwood expressed the emotional toll of the ongoing search, highlighting the impact on Arbon's family and the community while also thanking those who have contributed to the search efforts.
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Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood said sonar and divers assessed the lake bed but nothing useful was found.
Search for missing plane in Westland’s Lake Moeraki ends with no answersNew Zealand· 2026-09-23
Mark Kirkwood is leading the operation to investigate the object of interest in the Lake Moeraki plane search.
Lake Moeraki plane search: Police believe ‘object of interest’ is not the plane missing since 1978New Zealand· 2026-09-22
Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood is leading the search efforts for Roy Arbon.
Dog team to be used in hunt for missing tramper Roy Arbon as new area of interest identifiedNew Zealand· 2025-08-04