Body discovered on 17th Ave

Police recovered a person's body on Tuesday.

The death of a person whose body was found in Tauranga is not being treated as suspicious.

A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says he was walking on 17th Ave, near the Historic Village, when he saw several police officers in the bush area on Tuesday.

He says it was around 4pm when he saw officers emerge with a body bag.

'Sadly, someone was found deceased around 3.15pm in that area,” says a police spokesperson.

'The death was not suspicious.”

Police say the person's death is being referred to the Coroner.

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