A body has been found in the water at Waiwhakaiho River in New Plymouth.

Emergency services were called to Smart Rd at 12.30pm on Saturday after members of the public discovered the body.

The body has since been recovered, and formal identification procedures have begun.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

Enquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing. Anyone with information should contact police online at 105.police.govt.nz or call 105, referencing P068186097.

Source: RNZ · RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

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