The tramper who died after getting into difficulty crossing Hawke's Bay's Makaroro River has been named.
He was Edward John Hearnshaw, 43, of Wellington.
Hernshaw's body was found on Tuesday morning 500 metres downstream from where he attempted to cross the swollen river in the Ruahine Forest Park.
Hearnshaw was the Chief Economist in the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Commissioner Simon Upton said Hearnshaw's death is "a huge loss not just to the Office, but to the wider New Zealand economics community".