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Woman found dead in submerged car in Taranaki from the United States

11:32 am on 16 March 2024

File photo. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A woman who was found dead in a submerged car near Stratford in Taranaki last month was a traveller from the United States.

Tanya Helene Procer, 67, was killed in a crash near the Forgotten Highway on 20 February.

Emergency services were called about 9am to a vehicle submerged in Tangarakau River, beside the State Highway 43 road and found Procer inside.

Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash.