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Police name tramper whose body was found on West Coast

February 3, 2022
A person out tramping.

A person out tramping. (Source: Getty)

Police have named a tramper whose body was found in West Coast wilderness on Tuesday.

He was Ian Michael Harvey, 48, of Greymouth.

His body was discovered in the Mt Adams wilderness area police said.

Harvey was reported missing on Monday after failing to return from a tramping trip.

The West Coast Search and Rescue team found and recovered his body.

The death has been referred to the coroner.

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