As stated by Senior Sergeant Neil Forlong, Central District
Police have completed a decontamination process in a vehicle in relation to a sudden death at the river near Anzac Parade, Whanganui East, where the vehicle was found submerged in the water.
Police were concerned about an unidentifiable box in the car that would have posed a gas risk.
It can be confirmed the area is clear now.
Police were earlier called to the scene where a person was found deceased in the vehicle.
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