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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.
Hawke's Bay Coastguard duty manager Henry Van Tuel said Coastguard were informed just after 9pm on Thursday that a man was missing and a body was seen in the water.
He said he felt for the man's family and that it was a heartbreaking situation.
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