Police have confirmed the body washed up in Karaka Bay this morning is that of a 19-year-old who went missing while swimming in the Hutt River on Thursday. Police recovered the body and have formally identified it as the missing teenagaer. A friend of the 19-year-old was frantically searching on the bank of the Hutt River after the man went for a late night swim on Thursday. Greater Wellington Regional Council river ranger Travis Moody said the river was at its peak when the 19-year-old entered the water at about 10pm. A drone was also used in an attempt to find the teen.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 03, 2017 21:21 UTC