23 Jan 2015

Body found in Lake Dunstan

8:14 pm on 23 January 2015

Police searching for a missing swimmer in Lake Dunstan, near Cromwell, have found a woman's body.

Lake Dunstan

Lake Dunstan Photo: 123rf

They said the woman's body was found near the area where the swimmer was last seen.

The missing swimmer was a 26-year-old female foreign national but was residing locally.

She went missing at a popular diving spot on the lake.

Due to the depth of the water, the police national dive squad has been sent to the area to assist with recovering the body.