A person has died while trying to rescue another diver at a beach in the Hawke's Bay.
Police were called to the beach near the Pourerere Coast at about 3.30pm today after a diver failed to resurface.
Police and search and rescue volunteers began searching and found the diver's body at about 5pm.
Forty minutes later a person who was part of the search also died.
A rescue helicopter was called and medical treatment was provided, but police said the person was unable to be revived.
