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Police said the incident was reported to emergency services about 1.30pm today.
They are making inquiries on behalf of the coroner.
There have been several water-related deaths this month.
A man died yesterday in a water-related incident at Great Barrier Island, and another man died on Christmas Eve in another water-related incident at Cape Palliser.
A child found unresponsive in the Waltham Swimming Pool in Christchurch on Wednesday was unable to be revived, and police located a body believed to be missing kayaker Jack Skellet in Wellington Harbour on Tuesday night.
A 28-year-old man died in a water incident in Northland earlier this month, and a child died while swimming off Napier's Marine Parade on 10 December.
