Bay of Plenty camper electrocuted

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Police are investigating after a 38-year-old man was electrocuted while camping in Eastern Bay of Plenty yesterday.

The father of three was found dead along Waiotahi Valley Road in Opotiki, 60km south-east of Whakatane, about 8am.

He was thought to have been using a lamp outside in wet weather with poorly insulated electrical cords.

- NZPA