Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 29 on the Lower Kaimai.
He was 51-year-old Shane Michael King of Putaruru.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
The crash happened about 7.40pm on Tuesday.
Police divers yesterday found the body of King inside the car that left the road and ended up submerged in the Wairoa River.