The death of a man whose body was retrieved from an Auckland creek yesterday morning is not being treated as suspicious.
The man was located unresponsive at Meola Creek at around 7am yesterday, Auckland City West CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin said today in a statement.
A post-mortem examination was completed this morning and police have since identified the man, and are now notifying his next of kin.
"Following the results of the examination and inquiries to date, police investigating the man's death are not treating the matter as suspicious," Baldwin said.
"Police continue to make routine follow-up inquiries into the incident, which will ultimately be referred to the Coroner," he said.
Police have acknowledged the members of the public who came forward yesterday to assist officers with their inquiries.
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