Police divers search Lake Arapuni on Wednesday after an 18-year-old went missing in the water.
There have been four water deaths in three days in New Zealand with drownings across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Wednesday drownings were at Two Mile Bay in Taupō, and earlier at about 11am at Karioitahi Beach. On Monday a 4-year-old girl died at Lake Rotokawau in Rotorua, and on Tuesday an 18-year-old died at Lake Arapuni. Police say the death in Taupō came after emergency services were notified about 6.07pm and attempts to revive the person were unsuccessful.
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