30 Dec 2021

Body recovered in search for missing diver on East Coast

10:12 am on 30 December 2021

A body has been recovered this morning in the search for a diver who failed to resurface in Te Araroa yesterday.

East Cape Road, Te Araroa, where a diver was reported missing on 29 December, 2021.

East Cape Road, Te Araroa, where a diver was reported missing on 29 December, 2021. Photo: Google Maps

Police said the scuba diver failed to resurface from the sea, near 566 East Cape Road.

While formal identification had not yet taken place, it is believed to be the missing man, police said in a statement this morning.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.