Canadian among three climbers missing on New Zealand's highest peak

A Canadian is among three climbers missing after they'd planned to climb New Zealand's highest peak.

A Canadian is among three climbers missing after they'd planned to climb New Zealand's highest peak.

A news release from the New Zealand Police says two Americans, Kurt Blair, 56, and Carlos Romero, 50, and the unnamed Canadian flew into Plateau Hut on Saturday morning and planned to summit Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook.

But the release says they didn't meet their planned flight out on Monday morning, and were reported overdue.

It says searchers located several climbing-related items which are believed to have belonged to the three men.

Police say the name and any further information about the Canadian won't be provided until they're sure family notifications have been carried out.

The release says weather conditions will likely prevent further searching until Thursday, but that police will continue to monitor and assess the conditions.

"Police have been working with the U.S. and Canadian embassies to inform and support the families of the three men," Inspector Vicki Walker, Aoraki Area Commander, said in the release.