New Zealand / Wellington

Police still seeking backpack as dead man named

18:31 pm on 16 May 2020

The man whose body was found in the water at Evans Bay in Wellington on Tuesday has been identified.

Police say he was 45-year-old Joseph Nansen.

They believe the last known sighting of him is an image on a CCTV camera, near the Evans Bay yacht club at 11pm on 2 May.

Police want to find a missing backpack Nansen was carrying, which they say is significant to the investigation.

They are also looking for a light-coloured hoodie, a leather jacket, trousers and a pair of dark shoes with light-coloured soles.

Nansen's death is being treated as unexplained.