A man has died after a diving incident near Owaka Heads, Hinahina in south Otago on Sunday afternoon.
Police say they were called at about 12pm when the diver became separated from others in his party.
A search was launched and the man was found around 1:40pm.
He was not able to be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.
The death will be referred to the Coroner.
The man's death is the second diving-related fatality for the holiday period - one person died at a Hawke's Bay beach on Christmas Day.
