Appeal for Information Following Incident at the Whakatāne Heads

    Police want to speak to two men seen with the diver before he went missing.

    Police are making enquiries into the death of a diver at the Whakatāne Heads and are seeking information from two men.

    The diver’s body was located around 9am on Saturday, after the alarm was raised around 1:30pm the previous day.

    Senior Sergeant Cam MacKinnon said police are keen to speak with two men who were seen with the diver before he entered the water.

    “What we know is that the deceased diver arrived at Whakatāne Heads with a friend at about 11am on Friday, the 22nd of May,” he said.

    “At that time, two other males were seen sitting on the rocks near the diver and his colleague before the diver entered the water.”

    “As part of our routine enquiries into the diver's death, we're keen to speak to these two other males.”

    He said that if this was you or if you had any further information that might help identify these men, please contact the police via 105, referencing file number 260523/3166.

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