The officer complained about favourable treatment given to other officers in the allocation of vehicles. Photo / File
A 25-year-old Auckland man drowned at Uretiti Beach, near Ruakaka in Northland yesterday, while setting a crab pot.
The man, said by police to be Asian, was with friends when he and another person got into trouble in the water.
Police said the other person made it back to the
beach, but the 25-year-old did not. His body was found 400m south of where he had entered the water.
Police, Surf Lifesavers, Coast Guard and the rescue helicopter were all involved in searching for him.
A witness said the pair entered the water about 5.45pm, and the body was recovered about two hours later.
