A 46-year-old man who was reported missing overboard after falling from a boat in Tasman Bay this evening has been found after he swam to shore and walked home.
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Police said they were alerted at 5.45pm, and have one helicopter and four boats searching for the man in the water near Rabbit Island.
Teams were also conducting a land search of the island.
The man fell from a 4m boat, but swam to shore at Tahunanui Beach, and walked back to his nearby home, police said.