The body of a man recovered from a creek in the Mikonui River area, south of Ross on the West Coast, has been confirmed as that of 50-year-old Christchurch man Rex Leslie Taylor.
It was found at the bottom of a steep cliff at Kaka Creek on December 17 and confirmed as Mr Taylor by a coroner two days later.
West Coast search and rescue co-ordinator Sergeant Sean Judd said the preliminary finding was that Mr Taylor had died from trauma following a large fall.
His family had been notified.
Police went into the area to recover the body after a helicopter spotted clothing and a pack on December 16.
