A 55-year-old man who tried to rescue a dog from a swan attack has drowned in an Auckland lake.
It was the second death near the Chelsea sugar refinery on the North Shore in 10 hours, and occurred a few hours before another man drowned in the nearby harbour early today.
Witnesses told police that in the earlier incident, the man entered the lake behind the refinery to try to save a dog that was being attacked by swans about 4.15pm yesterday.
He was pulled from the water but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
The death has been referred to the coroner.