The man went for a swim at Narrow Neck Beach, North Shore, on Thursday. Photo: NZ HeraldPassengers on a commuter ferry made a grisly discovery yesterday when they found a man's body, missing a leg, floating near a popular North Shore beach. Police believe the body may belong to a swimmer reported missing off Narrow Neck Beach on Thursday night and are investigating whether he was hit by a boat. Police retrieved the man's body from Mairangi Bay on Friday afternoon, a police spokeswoman said. They were making enquiries to formally identify him and believed the man was the swimmer who failed to return from Narrow Neck Beach.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 22, 2017 02:50 UTC