8 Feb 2022

Body recovered from Clutha River believed to be missing man

12:27 pm on 8 February 2022

Police officers searching for a missing man in Central Otago have recovered a body from the Clutha River.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Members of the public saw the body in the river near Teviot yesterday afternoon.

Police said while a post-mortem and formal identification was yet to be completed, they believe it's missing 20-year-old Rian Williamson.

He was last seen in nearby Roxburgh late on 2 February.