A person has died following a water incident in Mount Maunganui this morning.
Emergency services were notified just before 8.20am after a person was pulled unresponsive from the water at Pilot Bay Beach.
“Despite the best efforts to revive the person, they died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.
“Inquiries are ongoing, and a formal identification process is underway.”
St John said it attended the incident but referred further inquiries to police.