Police have identified the man who died after being pulled from the water at a beach on Auckland’s North Shore yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the northern end of St Leonards Beach about 5.45pm after reports of a body in the water.
The man was pulled from the water by a member of the public, who attempted CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man, aged between 40 and his early 60s, was wearing blue jeans and the inner tube of a bicycle tyre as a belt, police said.
Police believed he was of Asian descent and said he had a bald or possibly shaven head, was of medium build and had no facial hair.
He was wearing a dark polo shirt with thin, light-coloured horizontal stripes and a pair of blue and green swimming goggles.
He was not wearing shoes and had no obvious marks, scars or tattoos.
Work is ongoing to determine the circumstances of his death, Acting Detective Inspector Megan Goldie said.
“Police have identified the man located deceased at Saint Leonards Beach yesterday afternoon, and his next of kin have been advised.
“We thank those who shared our appeal for information.”
The man’s death comes just three days after another man was found dead at Big Manly Beach on Auckland’s Whangaparāoa Peninsula.
Police were called to the beach about 12.50pm on Thursday after a member of the public discovered the man’s body.
The circumstances surrounding that death are still being investigated.
This year is tipped to be one of the worst for water-related deaths, with 71 people drowning since the beginning of 2026.
That was significantly higher than the average across the last decade and the same time in 2025 (52 deaths recorded in the year-to-date).