Police say they are confident the body recovered from Nelson Lakes National Park on Friday afternoon is that of missing British man Andrew Ian Wyatt.
Search Coordinator Constable Dave Cogger said Mr Wyatt had an unsurvivable fall from Lake Constance Bluff.
Police are now trying to arrange a formal identification of the body.
Mr Wyatt's family in Britain have been advised.
Police would like to acknowledge the efforts of search and rescue volunteers from Nelson, Golden Bay and Marlborough who worked alongside Police Officers during the operation.
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