In a tragic weekend at beaches and rivers around New Zealand, two men drowned and two others are presumed drowned.
According to Water Safety New Zealand, 15 people have drowned so far since 1 January, and men continued to be most at risk.
In the latest incident, a 42-year-old man drowned while collecting shellfish with friends at Ocean Beach in Bluff yesterday afternoon.
In Hamilton, there was still no sign of a man who disappeared while trying to swim across the Waikato River on Saturday.
And north of Gisborne, a 23-year-old man died trying to save his brother and another man who got into trouble while swimming at Makorori Beach. His brother, aged 18, is missing presumed drowned while the 20-year-old friend managed to get to shore safely.