Body of 77-year-old Auckland man found in Waikawa Bay

A man in his 70s was found dead in the water at Waikawa Bay.
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A man in his 70s was found dead in the water at Waikawa Bay.

The body of a 77-year-old man from Auckland has been found in a bay near Picton in the Marlborough Sounds.

A Police spokeswoman said the man, Roger Thomas Stevenson, was found dead in the water by his friend just before midnight on Thursday, May 23.

She said Stevenson appeared to have fallen off a charter boat in Waikawa Bay. 

A Police spokeswoman said the death wasn't treated as suspicious and had been referred to the coroner.
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A Police spokeswoman said the death wasn't treated as suspicious and had been referred to the coroner.

The spokeswoman said the death wasn't being treated as suspicious and had been referred to the coroner.