A person has died after boaties discovered them unconscious in the water along a popular stretch of coastline in the Far North.
The person was found unresponsive floating in the water off the coast of Pukenui, near Houhora Heads, by occupants of a nearby boat shortly after 1pm.
The boaties pulled the person from the water and immediately started CPR while police and a St John ambulance rushed to the scene.
Emergency services quickly took over after arriving but the person was unable to be revived.
