Thursday, 24 August 2017 - 3:38pm |
Bay of Plenty

Name release – deceased fisherman

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Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Ian Campion, Bay of Plenty Police

Police can now name the fisherman whose body was retrieved from the sea off Tauranga yesterday.

Laine Richard Kelly, aged 60 of Tauranga, had been missing since Tuesday.

His death has been referred to the Coroner.

While there is no active search for his boat, Police would welcome sightings of an aluminium boat with a small overhead canopy and centre console.

ENDS

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