Home / New ZealandBody found on Sumner BeachNZ Herald11 Feb, 2018 05:09 PMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditA body has been found by a jogger on Sumner Beach early this morning.A body has been found by a jogger on Sumner Beach early this morning.A body has been found on a Christchurch beach early this morning.A person jogging at Sumner Beach reported finding the body at 4.35am.Emergency services attended and police are working to determine the identification of the body. Police cannot yet confirm the identity until a post mortem has been completed. The discovery of the body comes after 14-year-old Jack Sutton disappeared while swimming with a friend at the beach last Monday.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.The Linwood College student's family and friends have scoured the rocks, cliffs and shoreline around the beach, and around Scarborough Heads to Taylor's Mistake since the official search and rescue operation was postponed later that day.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandNew ZealandNZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Tuesday, January 13, 2026Watch13 Jan 12:57 AMNew ZealandMetService afternoon weather update: 13 - 14 JanuaryWatch13 Jan 12:38 AMNew Zealand|UpdatedPolice search for missing woman, 32, last seen in central Christchurch13 Jan 12:34 AMSponsoredThe Bay’s secret advantage07 Dec 09:54 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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