UPDATE: Dad and daughters aged 14 and 11 missing from Lower Hutt hike
UPDATE:
All three missing persons have now been found safe.
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A dad and his two daughters are still missing after going hiking in Lower Hutt.
A search and rescue operation ran all night in a bid to locate the family of three, who left Lees Grove in Wainuiomata at 12pm on Tuesday with the intention of walking in Days Bay.
The 50-year-old father and his two daughters, aged 14 and 11, were due to return home at 3.30pm, police said.
But when they hadn't returned home by 6pm, police were contacted by a concerned family member.
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