Waikato Police can confirm that the body of a man was found in a bush area off 309 Road between Whitianga and Coromandel at approximately 2pm yesterday.
Police were deployed to the area to commence a search for a man reported missing by a member of the public.
The body of the man was discovered before Police arrived.
Police are carrying out a scene examination to try and establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
There is no further information available at this time.
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To be attributed to Detective Inspector Karl Thornton