Aerial searches were being conducted as search continued into its second day.
Kaniva News reports Police and HMAF Tonga Navy were searching the northern seas of Vava’u and surrounding areas, where Fetcher is thought to have escaped in his yacht, Sea Oak.
International police alerts are in place and active inquiries are underway, Police said.
“A full investigation into the circumstances of the escape has been ordered by Commissioner Steve Caldwel”.
Fletcher is alleged to have murdered his Canadian wife in Vava’u in June this year.