A man has died after being found unconscious part way down a bank in Ohakune early this morning.
Inspector Marty Parker, of police central communications, said it was thought the man had been involved at an incident at a local bar earlier in the night.
It appeared he had walked along a poorly-lit area and jumped over a deer fence which had a drop of about 8 metres on the other side.
He was found unconscious part way down the bank about 1.15am.
Emergency services initiated CPR but the man died at the scene.
