Police confirm body of missing Melbourne man found in river in New Zealand - ABC Online

By New Zealand correspondent Dominique Schwartz

Updated December 13, 2013 12:56:53

New Zealand police have confirmed that a body found in a river near Hamilton yesterday is that of missing Australian man Paul Arber.

Mr Arber was last seen early Sunday morning swimming in the Waikato River.

His body was found by a school-girl rowing team.

Police have officially identified the body and say a post-mortem indicates there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

The 38-year-old tennis coach was in New Zealand with a group of young players for a tennis tournament.

Topics: death, missing-person, new-zealand

First posted December 13, 2013 11:42:06