A swimmer has died at Narrow Neck Beach, on Auckland's North Shore, this afternoon.
The man was spotted floating in the water off the beachline around 2pm.
Beach goers and people who were at a function at the nearby Wakatere Boating Club, 10m from the beach, rushed to his aid; pulling him from the water and giving him CPR.
Emergency services also rushed to the scene but were unable to save him.
An organiser of the function at the boating club, who did not want to be named, said the man had been swimming in the water for 10 minutes before getting in trouble.
"He went out swimming. [Then] he was just found floating in the water."