Body found after boat went missing on Southland lake

A body has been found in Lake Hauroko on Saturday.
A body has been found in Lake Hauroko on Saturday. Photo credit: Screenshot/Google Maps.

Police have found a body following the disappearance of a boat on a Southland lake.

Invercargill Police were notified late on Friday that a boat and its occupants were missing on Lake Hauroko. 

The lake was searched on Saturday using a local boat operator.

At about midday, a body was located near Teal Bay at the southern end of the lake.

On Sunday police have continued to search the lake in an attempt to find the boat and one remaining missing occupant.

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