Police say they are confident a body found on a lake near Rotorua this morning is that of a teenager who went missing after a jetski accident at the weekend.
Senior Sergeant van den Broek said the family of 17-year-old Bishop Thompson had been informed of the find at Lake Okareka today.
A group of about 150 family and friends of Bishop have been keeping a non-stop vigil at the lake since he disappeared.
"This has been a very distressing time for Bishop's family and friends, many of whom have been at the lake since Saturday afternoon. We are giving them every support we can," Mr van den Broek said.
He said the body had yet to be formally identified but police were "confident" it was that of Bishop.
