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Body recovered from Waikato River

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Newstalk ZB Staff, NZ News Wire ,
Publish Date
Sun, 4 Dec 2016, 12:06pm
File photo (Getty Images)
File photo (Getty Images)

Body recovered from Waikato River

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff, NZ News Wire ,
Publish Date
Sun, 4 Dec 2016, 12:06pm

UPDATED: 6:00 pm

The body of a 31-year-old Hamilton man of Thai descent has been found in Waikato River.

The body was spotted in the river at about 7.50am on Sunday by a member of the public who was out for a walk, police said.

The body was about 200m north of the Hamilton Rowing Club.

The man was wearing black shoes, black trousers and a black short-sleeved shirt.

Police are notifying his next-of-kin.

They're treating the death as unexplained, and are asking anyone who saw suspicious behaviour in the area to come forward.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out on Monday.

The river is busy this weekend with the Bridge to Bridge event for speedboats and ski racers on.

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