19 Apr 2025

Body found linked to missing 75-year-old Dunedin woman

1:20 pm on 19 April 2025
Heather.

Photo: Supplied / New Zealand Police

Dunedin police have found a body believed to be that of a woman reported missing Thursday.

The 75-year-old identified only as Heather, was last seen at her home on Māori Hill on 18 April at 2.30pm.

Police said in a statement that her body was found Saturday morning.

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.

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