Image: Google MapsThe body of a man has been recovered at Golden Bay following earlier reports of a missing fisherman in the area. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre NZ received an alert from a personal beacon shortly before 3pm today. A police spokeswoman told the Herald they were told that a beacon had been set off for a fisherman who had gone missing. They were told of the situation about 3pm, she said. Members of the police and the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter have been called out to the scene.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 26, 2017 04:18 UTC