Hamilton Police have confirmed the identity of a woman found in the Whanganui River on 5 October.
She was Tina Gray, 56, of Taumarunui.
Taumarunui Police had been investigating the disappearance of Tina who was last seen in Taumarunui beside the Whanganui River on 25 September.
Police extend their sympathies to her whānau and friends at this difficult time.
A body has been recovered from the Whanganui River during the search for a missing woman.
A 56-year-old woman went missing in Taumarunui near a flooded Whanganui River on 25 September.
“Following an extensive search over the past ten days, yesterday a body was recovered from the Whanganui River 46kms from Taumarunui,” police said.
Police are working to confirm the person’s identity.
Ngāti Hāua Taumarunui had placed a rāhui on the river from Victory Bridge to Whakahoro until further notice.