Police launched a search after receiving reports of a body in Lake Rotorua this morning.
Turns out it was a life-sized silicone doll.
A Rotorua Daily Post reporter said six police cars, including dog patrols, were at the end of Owhata Rd at Hinemoa Point on the eastern shore of Lake Rotorua.
![A police officer returns to shore with the doll. Photo / Stephen Parker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X5UMJGMQMRWQAUWSHWNVXPTJDM.jpg?auth=30cfe43aec4f0f3567d84af4e5802a825a6520ad4acc665fa36c195f83ee5d8c&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)
She said police searched along the lakeside both on foot and in the water until an officer in a kayak returned with what appeared to be a silicone doll, about the size of a child, with one arm and both breasts missing.