4 Jan 2024

Lake Wānaka death: Police name victim as 32-year-old Codey Jervis

3:46 pm on 4 January 2024
Generic stills of Wanaka

Lake Wānaka Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton

Police have released the name of the man who was found dead in Lake Wānaka on New Year's Eve.

He was 32-year-old Codey Jervis, a New Zealander who was living in London.

Police are asking for anyone who may have seen or spoken to Jervis between 9.30pm on 30 December and 7.30am on the following morning in the Wanaka Mount Aspiring Road area, or the nearby lake track between Waterfall Creek and Edgewater Hotel.

Jervis was described as an athletic Caucasian male, wearing a light blue top underneath a dark coloured jacket, dark coloured pants and white sneakers.

Anyone who may have found or moved any personal items or clothing near Waterfall Creek at a similar time was encouraged to contact the police.