Location:
Bay of Plenty

Attributable to Inspector Phil Gillbanks:

A body has been recovered this afternoon near Moutohorā Island, north of Whakatāne.

Police were called to the area about 1.15pm after the body was discovered in the water by a member of the public.

The formal identification process has been undertaken, and the deceased has been confirmed as the 36-year-old woman who entered the Ōtara River mouth and Waioeka River mouth in Ōpotiki on Sunday. Her death will be referred to the Coroner.