New Zealand

Man's body found at Hawke's Bay waterfall

12:49 pm on 22 December 2018

The body of a swimmer who went missing at Maraetotara Falls in Hastings yesterday has been found.

Maraetotara Falls Photo: 123rf

The man's body was found just after 9am this morning.

Police said they are now working to formally identify him, and let his family know.

Emergency services were called to the falls south of Hastings just after 5.30pm yesterday, when the man failed to resurface from a dive.