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Dive squad working to retrieve body in Tutaekuri River, Hawke's Bay

Sahiban Hyde
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17 Mar, 2020 11:39 PMQuick Read

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Police are in the process of establishing the circumstances of the death. Photo / Google Street View

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A female's body has been found in the Tutaekuri River near Napier.

The Hawke's Bay Police, with the assistance of the Police National Dive Squad, recovered the female's body from the Tutaekuri River, near Taradale, on Wednesday.

The body was found by a member of the public on Tuesday evening around 6.50pm.

Police are working to establish her identity, and a post mortem examination will be conducted tomorrow.

A scene guard will remain in place until tomorrow, when further searches of the immediate area are planned.

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