Hawke’s Bay Police, with the assistance of the Police
National Dive Squad, have recovered a female’s body from
the Tutaekuri River, near Taradale, today.
The body
was found by a member of the public yesterday evening around
6:50pm.
At this stage, Police are working to establish
her identity, and a post mortem examination will be
conducted tomorrow.
A scene guard will remain in place
until tomorrow, when further searches of the immediate area
are
planned.
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