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Bay of Plenty

Name release - Whakatāne water incident

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Police are now able to name the man found off the coast of Whakatāne, after reports of a man going overboard from a vessel on Thursday 25 July.

He was 39-year-old William Henry Genefaas of Pōmare, Rotorua.

Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time and his death has been referred to the Coroner.

ENDS

Issued by the Police Media Centre