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Man drowns off Wairarapa coast
NZ Newswire
April 26, 2012, 3:16 pm
A man snorkelling off the coast of Wairarapa on Anzac Day has drowned.
Richard Ian Lord, 53, of Masterton was found in the water at White Rock on Wednesday afternoon by family members.
Police told the Wairarapa Times-Age the death has been referred to the coroner.The world in pictures
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