A body has been found in the search for a man missing after being swept into a river in Canterbury this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the Boyle River on Lewis Pass Rd in Hurunui around 2pm after a report a person may have been swept into the water, police said.
A St John spokesperson told 1News it responded with one helicopter, a first response unit, an ambulance, and one operations manager at 2pm.
Police said they were notified that a helicopter assisting with a search in the area found a body around 3.15pm.
“While the formal identification process is yet to be completed, it is believed to be the man who was swept into the river earlier this afternoon,” police said.
“Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this tragic time.”