Maketu Fire Brigade was alerted to a possible drowning about 1.30pm today. "We were first responders to the scene," said Maketu fire chief Shane Beech.
Mr Beech said when fire crews arrived a man in a wetsuit had been brought to shore and family members were giving him CPR.
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