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A body has been found in a car in Lake Kilpatrick in the high country near Queenstown.
Police said a passerby alerted them to the vehicle in the lake shortly after 9pm. One person was found dead inside the Toyota 4WD.
The lake is situated on the west side of Moke Lake Road, about 11km west of Queenstown.
It has a picnic area and fishing spots.
- NZPA
