17 Dec 2022

Person drowns at dangerous Auckland beach

6:36 pm on 17 December 2022
Muriwai Beach the day after a Burmese couple drowned while fishing off the rocks.

Muriwai Beach is on Auckland's west coast. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook

A person has drowned at Auckland's notoriously dangerous Muriwai Beach.

Police said officers were called to the beach around 4pm this afternoon after a person had got into difficulty in the water.

Surf lifesavers brought the person to shore but could not revive them.

"Our thoughts are with the whānau and friends of the deceased," police said.

The death will be referred to the coroner.