The death of a person whose body was found on a track on the West Coast is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.
A police spokesman earlier told the Herald a body was found by a member of the public on the Pororari River Track in Punakaiki on Monday about 9.20am.
On Monday afternoon, a police spokesman confirmed the person’s death was not being treated as suspicious.
Sam Sherwood is a Christchurch-based reporter who covers crime. He is a senior journalist who joined the Herald in 2022, and has worked as a journalist for 10 years.
