A 71-year-old man was found dead following a search and rescue operation yesterday afternoon.
The man went for a walk on a farm near Whakapara yesterday morning.
His family raised the alarm when he had not returned at 2pm.
Northland police search and rescue senior sergeant Cliff Metcalfe said police and LandSAR volunteers were deployed at 2.30pm.
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The man was found dead at 5.15pm.
There were no suspicious circumstances and no one else was sought in relation to his death.