Police name Japanese man found dead on SH6 near Queenstown

Police name Japanese man found dead on SH6 near Queenstown

The incident occurred in the vicinity of the Kawarau Bridge, close to the AJ Hackett Bungy jumping centre near Queenstown. Photo / NZME

Police have named the man found dead on State Highway 6 near Queenstown.

He was 22-year-old Ryoma Seki from Japan.

Seki was found dead on a remote alpine roadside near the Kawarau Bridge Historic Reserve in Gibbston on the evening of March 3.

Police believe he fell from a cliff before being hit by a vehicle, however, they say his cause of death will be determined by the coroner.