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The body of an elderly whitebaiter was found shortly after he went missing yesterday in a Wairarapa river.
Senior Constable Tony Matheson said the South Wairarapa 87-year-old disappeared while whitebaiting with friends on the Ruamahanga River, near Tuhitarata south of Featherston, about 1.30pm.
Search and rescue teams found the man about 4pm, near to where he had last been seen.
His death has been referred to the coroner.
- NZPA
