Saturday, 3 March 2018 - 6:14pm |
Auckland City

Goat Island water rescue

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One person has died following a water rescue at Goat Island this afternoon.

Police were called to the scene at 3.55pm after a man appeared to get into difficulty while swimming close to the beach.

Two other men went into the water to assist but the swimmer died at the scene.

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Issued by Police Media Centre