This afternoon the body of a surfer has been found on a beach in Warea, South Taranaki.
While formal identification is yet to be completed, it¡¯s believed to be a person who was missing briefly in that sea area earlier today. Police are making enquiries on behalf of the Coroner.
A r¨¡hui is in place on the coastline from Cape Egmont Lighthouse to Waiweranui Stream, out of respect for the deceased person and their wh¨¡nau. Events planned for this area over the weekend will be postponed and recreational fishers are asked not to fish in this area while the r¨¡hui is in place.
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Issued by Police Media Centre