Authorities are still searching for one missing fisherman following a boating incident in Northland

The vessel - which had two people onboard failed to return to Pataua South at about 7pm on Friday.

Yesterday the boat was spotted by a member of the public before Coastguard towed it back to shore.

Another member of the public then located a person dead in the water.

A large-scale search is on-going to find the other missing person who was onboard.