Missing Motueka tramper Nathan Green found after search and rescue operation

Nathan Green.

A body has been found in the Motueka Valley search for missing man Nathan Green.

Police said search and rescue teams located a body in the valley area today and while formal identification is still underway, they believe it is Green.

Green’s family have been told of the discovery, police said.

His death will be referred to the coroner.

Police said they and the family were grateful to those who assisted in the search and responded to public appeals for information.

Green, 52, left his home in Brooklyn, on the outskirts of Motueka, about 3pm on Monday April 13, carrying a backpack.

Green was last seen the following day in the Herring Stream Rd area, where he spoke with a member of the public and said he intended to head towards Motueka.