'He was just so full of life': Hunt for missing kayaker takes a grim turn as police divers find some of his belongings on the seabed

Items belonging to a kayaker missing for three days have been found on the seabed, police have confirmed.  

Koyren Campbell was declared missing after he went for a solo kayak off the coast of Tarakena Bay, New Zealand on January 17 and never returned.

His kayak was found floating on Wellington's south coast with a catch of fish in it.

The belongings of Koyren Campbell have been found in a seabed around Wellington's south coast

Mr Campbell's belongings were found on the seabed by the Police National Dive Squad.

Police have said in a statement that the discovery raises a number of possibilities, but concerns are growing for Mr Campbell’s well-being.

'We continue to appeal to members of the public in the South Coast area including Eastbourne through to Wairarapa, or along the Miramar/Seatoun coast, to be vigilant and on the lookout for Koyren,' police said.

Mr Campbell went for a kayak on Sunday but only his kayak was found with a catch of fish inside

'We're particularly interested in speaking to anyone who has come across a life jacket in the greater Wellington area since Koyren went missing.'

LandSar members, a Royal New Zealand Defence Force NH90 crew, the Wellington Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew and the Wellington Coastguard have been searching for him.

Police public safety staff, the Police Maritime Unit and Police National Dive Squad have also been deployed. 

Wellington is currently experiencing high winds making the search for the man difficult. 

Mr Campbell's boss David Downer had taken his jet ski out on the water to help locate the man, according to the NZ Herald.

Multiple searching teams have been deployed to locate the missing man - with so far only his kayak recovered

'He was just so full of life, there's nothing bad to say about him,' Mr Downer said.

Staff members and co-workers of Mr Campbell have been driving along the coast in hope to find him.

According to Mr Downer, Mr Campbell had walked in one day and asked for a job at his company, D-Fluff Insulation.

He had been working with him for eight months.

'He's a brilliant worker, all the workers are gutted,' he said.

Mr Campbell's friends have set up a Givealittle page to raise money to use a thermal imaging drone to help find him.

According to the page, it costs $400 per hour to hire and so far, $6,700 has been rasied. 

Authorities are urging anyone who knows information that will help find Mr Campbell to contact police via 105 and quote event number P045173862.

The man's friends and co-workers have come together to help find Mr Campbell, with his boss taking out his jet ski to assist the search (pictured, the area Mr Campbell went missing)