Police have identified a body found near the Mohaka River mouth in Hawke's Bay last week, as that of a 19-year-old missing man.
Matthew Knight from Te Awamutu went missing more than a month ago, last seen in the Raupunga-Mohaka area on 9 October.
Searches focused on the railway viaduct and surrounding river, and included the National Dive Squad.
The death has been referred to the coroner.