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Police: body in river death not suspicious

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Emergency services at the scene where a body was found in the Whanganui River on Tuesday morning

Police say the death of a person whose body was recovered from the Whanganui River on Tuesday is not being treated as suspicious.

Police have not released any details about the identity of deceased person.

A body was recovered from the Whanganui River about 11.30am on Tuesday, a few hundred metres upstream from the Aramoho Rowing Club.

A nearby resident said a man walking his dog alerted police after discovering the body about 10.15am.

Police say the death has been referred to the coroner.

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