Forensic experts will try to identify the body of a man found on a walking track in the Coromandel as public appeals fail to shed any light.
The man was however wearing a wedding ring, so was likely to have family concerned for him, police say.
Believed to be aged
in his mid 30s to 40s, the man was found by a group of walkers about midday yesterday in the Puketui Valley near Tairua.
The body was flown to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton last night.
"We currently have a finger prints expert examining the man and if this is unsuccessful we can look at using the services of a forensic dentist, but we would still like to hear from anyone who has a male friend or relative unaccounted for,'' said Sergeant Damien O'Kane, of the Tairua police.
