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18 Jan 2026 10:02
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  •   Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday

    A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday


    Searchers located the body thought to be Teananga Tiotia, just before 10 this morning.

    Just hours earlier, a vehicle was found in the river, with the body of 39-year-old Aydan Brown inside - missing since August.

    Both deaths have been referred to the Coroner, and formal identification is under way.

    The discoveries follow a series of recent drownings in Akaroa, Lower Kaimai, Mahia Peninsula, and Gisborne's Okitu Beach.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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