Person from Porirua Harbor north of Wellington dies

Looking across Porirua harbor to Tītahi Bay Rd, where a person was pulled from the water Friday morning.

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Looking across Porirua harbor to Tītahi Bay Rd, where a person was pulled from the water Friday morning.

One person has died after being taken from Porirua harbour, north of Wellington, on Friday morning.

Emergency services were called to a report of a person in the water near Tītahi Bay Rd around 7:10 AM.

In a statement, police said the person was pulled from the water and CPR was started, but they could not be revived.

The police were investigating the incident.