Police and a rescue helicopter were called to the scene just after 4pm.

A witness told the Otago Daily Times someone jumped into the water with a lifer ring to support the man, who was initially alive.

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17 Sep: MetService has updated its weather warnings for the South Island and issued extra wind watches for Marlborough and Christchurch

16 Sep: Two people have suffered injuries after a two vehicle crash on State Highway one in Oamaru

16 Sep: Otago has emerged as the most expensive region in New Zealand, for renters

15 Sep: Police are seeking more information from locals after a man was discovered with unexplained injuries on a country road in Queenstown

14 Sep: Police are responding to an incident in Queenstown tonight, after a person was found seriously injured

14 Sep: An open ocean tugboat from Wellington has rendezvoused with an oil and chemical tanker stuck off the coast of Stewart Island

13 Sep: A man's facing multiple charges after Police found a sawn-off shotgun and cocaine in his car in Queenstown

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