A man drowned yesterday evening after he ended up in the water without a life jacket. Photo / Getty Images.
A man's cries for help alerted those on the shore of Petone beach that something was wrong, but emergency services were unable to reach him before he drowned.
The man, aged in his mid-30s, died yesterday evening while tending to a fishing net.
He was in a small inflatable boat
without a life jacket.
The incident happened quite close to the shore and he was found and recovered by a Westpac Helicopter crew and the Lady Elizabeth IV Police launch.
Sergeant Richard Kennedy said the alarm was raised by people ashore who heard cries for help.
