New Zealand / East Coast

Person dies after incident at Tūranganui River in Gisborne

06:07 am on 11 August 2023

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A person has died after an incident in Gisborne's Tūranganui River on Thursday night.

Police said they were notified of a water-related incident about 8.20pm.

A person at the scene received medical assistance but died, police said.

Their death will be referred to the coroner.