A search will continue until dark for a person missing after getting into trouble at a beach in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair.
Ambulance and police were called to the south end of St Clair Beach about 4.30pm on Thursday after reports of a male in trouble in the water, police said.
A police spokeswoman said surf lifesavers were helping with the search.
A helicopter scoured the area including nearby Second Beach earlier, but had since been stood down.