Police Appeal After Diver Dies at Whakatāne Heads

Police appeal after diver dies at Whakatāne Heads

Police are seeking information after a diver’s death at Whakatāne Heads over the weekend. The man’s body was found near the Whakatāne River entrance about...

Police seek two men seen with diver before Whakatāne Heads death

Police making enquiries into the death of a diver at Whakatāne Heads are seeking information from two men. The diver’s body was located around 9am on Saturday near the Whakatāne River entrance, after the alarm was raised around 1:30pm the previous day. Acting Sergeant Renine Stansloski says police are keen to speak with two men who were seen with the diver before he entered the water. “We know that the deceased diver arrived at Whakatāne Heads w…