Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley of Hawke's Bay Crime Squad:
An investigation has been launched into the water-related death of a five-year-old boy who went missing in Napier's Westshore area sometime between the hours of 6.00 and 8.30pm on Thursday night 5 February.
The boy was located deceased in the water at 1.30am, this morning [6 February] by emergency services.
Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the Westshore area, in particular Charles and Gardiner Streets, and the Ferguson Avenue Surf Life Saving Club area, who saw an unattended child on Thursday night.
Also, if you have CCTV footage from the area that could be of assistance, please get in touch.
Contact us online at 105.police.govt.nz, or call 105, and use the reference number 260206/9567.
Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by Police Media Centre