Person in critical condition following paragliding incident near Muriwai

5:00 pm today
Muriwai Beach.

Muriwai Beach. (File photo) Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor

One person is in critical condition following a paragliding incident at Maukatia-Maori Bay near Muriwai.

St John said one ambulance and two rapid response units attended the incident around 2pm.

A person with critical injuries was rescued by helicopter and flown to Auckland Hospital.

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