Search continues for missing West Coast tramper Roy Arbon

Wednesday 30 July 2025 · 6 outlets · 6 reports · updated Wed 30 Jul 2025, 4:17pm

Police are searching for 75-year-old Roy Arbon, who has been missing since July 24 near Greymouth. Recent phone data placed him in an open clearing, yet a helicopter search shortly after found no sign of him. Authorities also recovered a handwritten note Arbon left before his walk.

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1. 1NewsWed 30 Jul 2025, 2:38pm

   Phone pings deepen mystery of 75-year-old tramper's disappearance (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesWed 30 Jul 2025, 3:29pm

   'Not giving up': Tramper's phone location, note revealed (opens in new tab)

3. The PressWed 30 Jul 2025, 3:32pm

   Police reveal ‘odd’ phone evidence in search for missing tramper (opens in new tab)

4. RNZWed 30 Jul 2025, 3:35pm

   The handwritten note missing tramper Roy Arbon left behind (opens in new tab)

5. StuffWed 30 Jul 2025, 4:01pm

   ‘Painstaking’ search for missing West Coast tramper goes on (opens in new tab)

6. NZ HeraldWed 30 Jul 2025, 4:17pm

   No sign of Roy Arbon nearly a week on from his disappearance (opens in new tab)