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 ZealandCrimePublic figure in court: Interim name suppression granted in assault allegation17 Sep 04:00 AMNew ZealandECan mulls 'nitrate emergency' declaration17 Sep 03:59 AMNew ZealandSevere winds and flooding hit South Island as roads shut, truck rolls17 Sep 03:51 AMSponsoredKiwi campaign keeps on giving07 Sep 12:00 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
