Police treat body found in Waikato River as 'unexplained'
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Save Police are investigating how a man ended up dead in the Waikato River. Photo / Christine Cornege
Police are treating the death of a man found by a kayaker in the Waikato River yesterday as "unexplained".
Hamilton police are investigating how the man ended up in the river.
A kayaker out for an evening paddle found the body around 7pm near Ann St in Hamilton.
A police
spokesperson said the man was yet to be identified and a post-mortem examination was scheduled this afternoon.
His next-of-kin would then be notified.