Wednesday, 26 April 2017 - 6:02pm |
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Name release - missing climbers found in Fiordland

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The following can be attributed to Detective Constable Alun Griffiths:

A Southland police SAR team today recovered the bodies of two climbers from an area below Marian Peak in the Darren Mountains, Fiordland.

The two men were 22-year-old Conor Smith, a Greymouth man who had been living in Queenstown, and 27-year-old Sarwan Chand of Wanaka.

Police extends its condolences to the families of both men.

The matter has now been referred to the coroner.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre