Emergency services are attending a water rescue after a near drowning at Clarks Beach. Photo / Supplied
A man has been taken to hospital with hypothermia after his kayak capsized at Clarks Beach.
Emergency services attended a water rescue at Clarks Beach, in Auckland, at 12.27pm.
The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the incident.
A police spokesperson said police attended an incident where a kayak
had capsized approximately 2km offshore.
The police Eagle helicopter attended and located a male in the water and he was rescued by a passing boat.
He has been transported by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Middlemore Hospital where he is being treated for hypothermia.