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Police say they have completed their examination of the scene of an unexplained death in Nelson.
On Friday night, police found a person dead at an address on Suffolk Road, in the suburb of Stoke.
Detective Inspector Lex Bruning said the man's body appeared to have been there for some time and the circumstances of his death were unclear.
A neighbour said he returned home on Friday night to a heavy police presence in the area and was shocked to learn of the man's death.
He said the man had lived in the Suffolk Road house for years and he last saw him about a week ago.
"He was a really good guy, I got on well with him, I had been down a couple of times for a couple of beers with him.
"He will be missed."
Police and ESR have completed a scene examination at the address, and a post-mortem will be conducted on Monday.
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