New Zealand / Emergency Services

One dead after water related incident at Cockle Bay

13:57 pm on 1 February 2024

Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A person has died following a water related incident at an east Auckland beach today.

Emergency services were notified of a person found unresponsive in the water at Cockle Bay about 12.30pm.

Police siad despite efforts to resuscitate the person, they died at the scene.