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A body has been located at a beach in Napier, police say.
At around 8:25pm on Thursday, police were notified that a body was seen in the water off The Esplanade, Westshore.
Police and Coastguard responded and conducted a search for the body, which was recovered just before 1:30am.
A formal identification process is underway, and the death will be referred to the Coroner.
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