Body washes up at Nine Pin Rock, where fisherman was swept away NZ Herald
27 Nov, 2019 10:21 PM
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Save Share this article Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Reddit It's believed the body found this morning is that of missing fisherman Wei Shi, 56, who was swept off the rocks on November 17. Photo / File
A body has been found washed up at Nine Pin Rock near Whatipu Beach in Auckland, 11 days after a fisherman was swept off the rocks.
Wei Shi, 56, was swept off the rocks on November 17. After an extensive search of the area police said they were presuming Shi
had drowned.
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Police were notified early this morning that the body had been found. Formal identification is yet to be completed but police believe the body is that of Shi.
His next of kin have been notified and the death will be referred to the coroner.
