A person has died after a water incident in the Rotorua Lakes district.
Emergency services were called to Lake Rotoma shortly before 11am on Thursday, a police spokesperson said.
One person in a serious condition as treated by St John Ambulance, the Herald earlier reported.
Two ambulances were called to the scene on Matahi Rd off SH30 and a helicopter was on the way.
However the person has since died. Their death will be referred to the coroner.
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