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The emergency service has found the body of a man believed to have been biting in Southland.
Police have named the man found dead in a river in southeastern Southland on Saturday.
John Toogood, 71, of Gore, was found in the Waikawa River in Progress Valley, 80 km southeast of Invercargill.
Tokonui resident Michael Bashford said he knew Toogood personally, who had owned a trash stand in the area for many years.
Bashford said that at least his body has been found for his family.
Toogood was found in the river by the Tokonui-based ground search and rescue team on Saturday morning.
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Invercargill police were called, Land Search and Rescue arrived and the body was found shortly after, Bashford said.
A police spokesman said it was believed to have been biting in the area.
The man was reported missing on Friday, the spokesman said.
Death has been referred to the coroner.
