Police in the Whau River near the Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, where a body was found floating in water. Photo / NZME
Police in the Whau River near the Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, where a body was found floating in water. Photo / NZME
A body was found floating in the Te Atatū Peninsula inlet in West Auckland this morning.
A member of the public reported seeing a body in the water between 500m and 1km north of the bridge on SH16, near the Te Atatū Peninsula off-ramp, about 7.35am.
Police are askingresidents to stay clear of the area.
A police boat could be seen moving under the Northwestern Motorway bridge around midday, to focus on a point in the middle of the Whau River.
Five police officers were seen on an inflatable vessel next to the police boat.
Both boats turned in small circles at a very slow pace, with police officers leaning over the sides, scouring the water. Although windy on shore, the water was flat and calm.
Police in the Whau River near the Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, where a body was found floating in water.
The five officers in the inflatable eventually moved to surround an object in the water, standing in the water at about knee height.
They returned to the larger vessel and returned to shore around 12.25pm.
A police tent has been erected at the Te Atatū Boating Club, with a large group of people, many supporting each other, making their way towards the shore.
A short ceremony was held with those gathered bowing their heads.
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