Thursday, 8 September 2016 - 1:07pm |
Waitematā

Update - incident on Harbour Bridge

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The man involved in the Harbour Bridge incident has died.

Officers from the Police Deodar boat pulled the man from the water and performed CPR on him as they travelled to the Marine Rescue Centre in Mechanics Bay, once there medics from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter base assisted with medical support but the man was pronounced deceased.

Police are now in the process of contacting and advising the man’s next of kin and because of this, are not able to release his name at this time.

All lanes on the Harbour Bridge are now open.

Further information on the incident will be provided in the next few hours. A press conference will be held and details of this will be advised in the next few hours.

ENDS 

Beth Bates/NZ Police