Police recover body from Hawke's Bay river where missing fisherman was last seen

December 17, 2018
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Police in Hawke's Bay have recovered a body from the Waipawa River this afternoon.

The body was located at 2.15pm about 1.5km down stream from the SH5 bridge in Waipawa, Detective Mike Signal said.

Police say they believe the body is that of missing fisherman Peter Koziol who went missing on December 10, however formal identification has yet to take place.

Next of kin have been notified and are requesting privacy at this time.

The death has been referred to the Coroner.

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