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A$5,000 offered to find missing Oz surfer
The family of Peter Maynard, the Australian surfer who went missing on his vacation in Nusa Lembongan island off Bali, is offering a reward of A$5,000 (US$4,572) to anyone who can find him, âalive or notâ
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he family of Peter Maynard, the Australian surfer who went missing on his vacation in Nusa Lembongan island off Bali, is offering a reward of A$5,000 (US$4,572) to anyone who can find him, 'alive or not'.
Posters making this announcement has been seen in several areas around Sanur Beach since Sunday afternoon. Maynard's wife confirmed to Klungkung Police investigator Nyoman Wirajaya on Wednesday that the family was offering a reward.
'I didn't ask them why they did it,' Wirajaya said. The family, however, denied posting leaflets around Sanur. 'They said they gave the leaflets to fishermen in Sanur. Maybe they [the fishermen] posted it,' Wirajaya said.
The leaflet asks everyone, especially fishermen at sea, to keep looking for Maynard and provides a cell phone number to contact. An additional handwritten note mentions the reward and gives a cell phone number for 'Tom Australian Embassy'.
Maynard, who was vacationing alone on the island, was due to check out of his hotel in Jungut Batu village on Aug. 28 but failed to do so.
His personal belongings, including his passport and wallet, were found in his room after concerned hotel staff contacted the police. The father-of-three was last seen by hotel staff on the morning of Aug. 26.
Maynard's family confirmed one of his surfboards was missing from the room. Parts of a broken surfboard matching this description have since been found around Shipwreck surf point, one of several popular surf breaks in Nusa Lembongan.
The broken surfboard was returned to Maynard's family on Monday. The police continue to search for Maynard in cooperation with boat operators, dive operators, as well as fishermen.
The family has also been scouring the area using rented boats and a helicopter. However, Maynard remains missing. Wirajaya said that Maynard's wife, Kylie, and brother, John, had conveyed their thanks for the search operation.
'They came to say thank you to the police before they leave Bali tomorrow night,' Wirajaya said.
During the closed-door meeting, Wirajaya said that the family had expressed their hope that the search would continue.
'If we fail [to find him], we will evaluate on Friday whether to continue [the search] or not,' he said.
Separately, Nusa Penida Police chief Nyoman Suarsika said that the search had continued Wednesday on land and at sea around Nusa Lembongan island and the nearby Nusa Ceningan Island. 'As of now, we haven't found anything,' Suarsika said.
