The Police Eagle helicopter also attended the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the men was returned to shore safely by lifeguards with Eagle locating the second man in the water,\u201d Pirret said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSadly, the man was unable to be revived and died.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thoughts are with the man\u2019s friends and families for their loss, as well as those responders who did their utmost to bring about a good outcome last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Auckland Rescue Helicopter spokesperson said a crew was sent to Karioitahi Beach at 7.25pm yesterday in relation to the two people in the water. <\/p>\n
Surf Life Saving New Zealand said two swimmers were caught in a rip near the Kariaotahi Surf Lifesaving Club at 7.16pm.<\/p>\n
Police will refer the 26-year-old man\u2019s death to the coroner.<\/p>\n
Today, a r\u0101hui has been put in place at Karioitahi by local iwi.<\/p>\n
Multiple incidents in one evening<\/p>\n
Lifeguards and SAR teams responded to water incidents across multiple Auckland beaches within the space of less than two hours yesterday.<\/p>\n
Crews at Bethells Beach Surf Lifesaving Club were called to nearby Lake Wainamu at 6.10pm after police were notified that a swimmer had submerged and did not resurface. <\/p>\n
Lifeguards and SAR responded, as did the Police Eagle and the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter. Police resumed their search this morning. <\/p>\n
In Muriwai, lifeguards pulled one person out of the water at 7.09pm.<\/p>\n
Two lifeguards were still at the tower and saw a man in distress, one responded with a rescue tube and the other with a board and both brought him to shore.<\/p>\n
Lifeguards performed CPR on the patient, who was not breathing before they were transported to hospital by the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter.<\/p>\n
Off-duty lifeguards at Piha rescued three people and pulled another from the water in an IRB about 7.51pm.<\/p>\n
Surf Life Saving\u2019s northern region operations manager James Lea said it was likely last night\u2019s conditions created a \u201cperfect storm\u201d in terms of risk to swimmers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith such hot weather across Auckland attracting more people to beaches after lifeguard patrols had closed, combined with moderate and clean surf, plus a low tide around sunset, the risk last night was high,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn Auckland\u2019s west coast, rips are stronger at low tide due to the movement of the water, and the changes in the seabed increase hazards like sand bars and in-shore holes. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe know conditions will be similar tonight, so we really want to make sure people understand these risks and make safer decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n