Last updated 15:26, June 25 2018
POLICE
Coromandel man Shannon Earle Mako was reported missing on June 9 (file photo).
Coromandel man Shannon Earle Mako was reported missing on June 9 (file photo).
A body found in the Coromandel bush was that of a man missing from the area.
Police have formally identified the body located in Coromandel bush as that of Shannon Earle Mako, 37, from Coromandel.
He was also known as Shannon Earle Makowharemaihihi.
Mako's body was found on June 23 in dense bush in the area around Castle Rock, in the Coromandel ranges behind the Coromandel township.
He had been reported missing on June 9, after not being seen since June 1.
His vehicle was located on June 12 in Castle Rock, a popular climbing area.