One person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato, after a boat overturned on Saturday.
Police confirmed the death, stating that emergency services received reports of three people in the water after the boat overturned north of Sunset Beach at around 7:15am.
Police, Surf Life Saving New Zealand, and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter all attended.
All three people were taken to hospital. One has since died, one remains in a serious but stable condition, and the other is in a moderate condition.
