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An 81-year-old Northland man missing since late last week has been found dead.
Northland Search and Rescue Senior Sergeant Cliff Metcalfe said two fishermen found Roy Marinkovich's body yesterday downstream from the Waipu Bridge where his slippers had been found.
Mr Marinkovich disappeared from the Ranburn Resthome in Waipu, 41km south of Whangarei, on Thursday.
- NZPA
