Police have named the person who was found dead on a beach on the Coromandel Peninsula last month. Police have named the person who was found dead on a beach on the Coromandel Peninsula last month. Photo / NZMEPolice have named the person who was found dead on a beach on the Coromandel Peninsula last month. He was Suy Lao, 43, from Auckland, and was previously reported missing on December 22 near the Waikawau boat ramp. title="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dive-squad-and-drone-join-search-for-rock-fisher-missing-in-firth-of-thames/QNKHANFLAFFALBQ5IVTARRC6UY/">Emergency services were alerted at 8.45am on December 22 after reports a rock fisher was in difficulty in the water.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 08, 2026 20:47 UTC