Whanganui Police have confirmed the identity of a man's body that was found by members of the public yesterday (16 February, 2014) evening.
He was Tyrone Box, aged 26 of Whanganui.
Mr Box's body was removed from the scene this afternoon and was taken to the Palmerston North to undergo a post-mortem examination tomorrow.
A blessing and karakia has been performed at the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing and once the post-mortem is complete Police will have a clearer picture of how Mr Box died.
There will be no further updates issued on this investigation today.
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