Body found at Mt Earnslaw in hunt for missing climber

The body was found near Earnslaw Hut.
The body was found near Earnslaw Hut. Photo credit: Getty.

A body had been found in the search for a missing climber at Mt Earnslaw in Otago.

The body was located near Earnslaw Hut at about 8:20pm on Saturday, police said. 

Rescuers were sent to Mt Earnslaw, north of Glenorchy, on Saturday after a climber was thought to have fallen from a track.

A medical helicopter was sent to the area just after 4pm, but police believe the fall happened earlier in the afternoon.