Two drownings

A Westport man who went missing while swimming on the West Coast has been found. The 57-year-old got into difficulty at the junction of the Buller and Ohikanui rivers, near Westport, about 6pm on Saturday. Police said divers found the body in the Buller River on Monday morning. Meanwhile, a child drowned in a suburban swimming pool in Epsom, Auckland, on Sunday about 9.10pm.

Car crashes into train

A Reefton man has died after the car he was driving crashed into a power pole on the West Coast and then into the path of a train. Ward Ian Magon died near the intersection of State Highway 7 and Maimai Rd, near Reefton, about 3am on Saturday. The 53-year-old was the only person in the car. Police said it appeared the impact of hitting the power pole caused the car to end up on the train tracks, where it was then hit by a train.

Bodies found

A body believed to be that of a missing Marlborough man has been found. Police have notified the family of 38-year-old Bert James Kuiti after searchers discovered a body near a car park at the end of Maungatapu Rd, in the Pelorus area between Blenheim and Nelson, on Sunday. The road was where the car he was last seen driving was found crashed last Sunday. Meanwhile, a body was found washed up on the shores of Anzac Bay at Bowentown, north of Tauranga, about 10.15am on Monday.