The police dive squad is being called in to help search for a man missing off the Hawke's Bay coast.
The 56-year-old was snorkelling with another man at Pourerere Beach, east of Waipukurau, at about 2.30pm today, but never made it back to shore.
Police said initial search efforts, including from a helicopter, failed to turn up any trace of the man.
They said the national dive squad would begin a more intensive search of the surrounding areas at first light tomorrow morning.