Unexplained death Ohinemutu: Police name man, 21, found dead near Rotorua Hospital

Police can now name the man found dead on Lake Rd in Ohinemutu, near Rotorua Hospital, over the weekend.

He was Joseph Peter Westend, 21, a university student from Wellington.

Police said, in a statement, the man’s death is still being treated as unexplained and inquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.

Anyone who has information that could assist inquiries is asked to contact police via 105, quoting file number 230507/9750.

The man’s family has requested privacy at this time.

In a statement this afternoon, police said a post-mortem took place today to determine the man’s cause of death.

The man was found dead on Lake Rd near Rotorua Hospital shortly after 1am on Sunday.