Overview
- Police in New Zealand reported that a body recovered from Lake Dunstan has been identified as 21-year-old Antoine Richard.
- A local found the body near Cornish Point around 2:30 pm local time, and police say the circumstances remain under investigation.
- CCTV had last shown Richard leaving the Victoria Arms around 11:45 pm on March 21, walking across Melmore Terrace toward the lakeside trail.
- Search teams from LandSAR, a dog unit, and Coastguard combed Cromwell and nearby areas, and on March 27 they recovered a grey rubber sandal on the Lake Dunstan shore.
- Police urged residents to check outbuildings and share camera footage, sought help from French authorities, and the family appealed for tips through his Facebook Messenger.