The family of a man who lost his life in the Waikato River following a police chase have made emotional pleas for justice as an inquest gets underway more than eight years after his death.

An inquest is examining whether police did enough to rescue Benjamin Hale.

The family of a man who lost his life in the Waikato River following a police chase have made emotional pleas for justice as an inquest gets underway more than eight years after…