A man has died following a kayaking incident on the Tongariro River today.
Emergency services responded to a report of a person missing in the water around 10:20am today near the Waikato Falls.
An operation to rescue the man was launched however his body was located in the water around 12:40pm.
Efforts by Police and the LandSAR Ruapehu Alpine Rescue Organisation (RARO) to retrieve the body are underway.
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