A 52 year old man from Palmerston North collapsed and died suddenly at Lake Taupo this afternoon.
The man had been holidaying in Taupo with his family, police said.
The man was in the water at the main lakefront beach of Lake Taupo at approximately 2pm this afternoon when he collapsed.
Attempts to resuscitate him on land were unsuccessful.
The man's name is yet to be released. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
