Police have recovered the body of an Environment Waikato worker who drowned after falling off a wharf at Port Waikato today.
It was believed the 46-year-old Hamilton man had been attached to a ladder which fell into the water, dragging him under.
Police communications Inspector Chris Robinson told NZPA the dive squad was called out at 1pm today and the 46-year-old man's body was found at 7.35pm.
Environment Waikato chief executive Bob Lang told the Waikato Times the man was a contractor who had been installing a monitoring system in a tide-level recorder.
A colleague heard a splash and noticed the man was gone.
Mr Robinson said the man's name would not be released until his family was contacted.
Police and the Department of Labour were investigating.
- NZPA
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