A portion of a Christchurch river is under scene guard after a man's body was found.
Christchurch police Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Worner said the man's body was found in the Heathcote River about 7:20pm yesterday.
Worner said police were waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination to be completed to establish the cause of death.
A scene guard was in place until further notice.
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