The body of a surfer has been found on a beach in Warea, South Taranaki, this afternoon.
Police announced the death shortly before 10pm tonight.
“While formal identification is yet to be completed, it’s believed to be a person who was missing briefly in that sea area earlier today,” a spokesperson said.
Police are making inquiries on behalf of the Coroner.
A rāhui is in place on the coastline from Cape Egmont Lighthouse to Waiweranui Stream, out of respect for the dead person and their whānau.
