Tramper missing after attempting river crossing

"Police can now confirm the body of tramper who got into trouble crossing the Makaroro River, in the Ruahine Forest Park yesterday, has been located and recovered. The man's body was found this morning with the assistance of a Fire and Emergency New Zealand drone. Police offer their sympathies to the man's family and friends. Police would also like to thank both the LandSAR volunteers and Hawke's Bay Surf life savers who assisted with the search." https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/body-missing-tramper-located-0 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12336394

Dead tramper named https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/correction-name-release-tramper-makaroro-river

Police name dead tramper there was a mistake in the earlier link issued by police https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-tramper-makaroro-river

Chief Economist for Ministry of The Environment https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12337206

Small correction... From the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which is different from the Ministry and much smaller. It's the office responsible for investigating and independently evaluating the government's environmental credentials.