3pm: Police believe a body found in Waihou River today is that of missing Waihi teen John Balchin.
Senior Sergeant Graham Shields told the Bay of Plenty Times the body found matched the description of the 18-year-old who went missing yesterday.
At approximately 12.30pm today Waikato Police Search and Rescue teams located the body where the Puriri Stream met the Waihou River.
The man is yet to be formally identified.
Thames Police still wish to hear from anybody who may have any information about the movements of Mr Balchin who went missing in the Puriri area yesterday afternoon.