The public's help is being sought after a man died in a reserve in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah yesterday.
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The man, in his 40s, was found by a member of the public in Odell Reserve around 4pm yesterday.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch said a scene examination was being carried out in the reserve today and police were completing their inquiries around the reserve.
Leitch said police believed the man had been walking his golden labradoodle dog from his home in the Amapur Drive area to Odell Reserve.
"Police are interested in any sightings of the man as he made his way to the reserve with his dog between 2.15pm and 3.40pm."
The man was 170cm tall, of medium build, and was wearing a black jacket with a fluoro orange top underneath, a dark-coloured cap, shorts and work boots.
Police are asking anyone who was walking in Odell Reserve and the Punjab Street area yesterday between 2-4pm to contact them.
They can be contacted via 105 and quote file number 220607/6642.