Fire investigators are working to discover how a person died in a tent fire near Marton. Photo / Stuart Munro
Fire investigators are working to discover how a person died in a tent fire near Marton. Photo / Stuart Munro
A person has been found dead in a tent near Marton following a fire.
Whanganui Fire Service area commander Bernie Rush could not say whether the person was male or female but said the deceased was found in a tent on Hawkestone Rd, Marton, at 10.35am today following a fire.
Police and fire investigators have entered the site and a police cordon was put in place.
