Police were notified about 7.30 last night, two experienced fishers hadn't returned from a trip, or checked in on radio.

A helicopter located their boat in Safe Cove about 12.30 - finding one man dead and the other in serious condition.

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20 Jul: Residents in Southland's Gore will be drinking from bottled water for a while longer, following unsafe nitrate levels in their water supply

20 Jul: A Hamilton street is cordoned off as Police investigate a serious incident from overnight

20 Jul: State Highway 6 north of Renwick has reopened to a single land following a fatal crash last night near O-kara-mio in Marlborough

19 Jul: Firefighters are battling a large house fire in Auckland's Blockhouse Bay this evening

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