A father and son's bonding over a day's fishing turned horrific when a body washed up in front of them.
The body has been identified by police as being a 25-year-old Asian man from Waikato.
But Waikato police Senior Sergeant Mike Henwood confirmed they were now looking for a second person.
After speaking with the dead man's wife, she confirmed her husband went fishing with a friend at Homunga Bay.
"He's gone fishing with a friend so a search and rescue operation is now in progress."
The father and son made the discovery and alerted police about 2.30pm, he said.
A helicopter was sent out to do a shoreline search yesterday, he said.
Items belong to the men have since been found, including a backpack and clothing.
Depending on the weather, due to the arrival of Cyclone Hola, surf lifesaving crews will also do sweeps along the shoreline.
