UPDATED 3.20PM: Police say the man who died at the Kaituna Cut was fishing at the time.
A police spokesperson says members of the public pulled him from the water and performed CPR.
However, he died at the scene, with the cause of death yet to be established.
"While enquiries are ongoing and next of kin are being informed, no further information is available at this time."
EARLIER:
A man has died this afternoon following an incident near Maketu.
Emergency services were called to the Kaituna Cut, at the end of Ford Road, at around 1.30pm.
A police spokesperson confirmed a man was deceased, but was unable to go into any further details regarding the cause of death.
She says police enquiries are ongoing.
1 comment
Hope he enjoyed fishing,
Posted on 25-06-2017 16:03 | By Summerfreeze
then at least his family will have the comfort of knowing he died doing what he loved best.
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