Elderly woman drowns in Pauanui pool

The woman was found unresponsive in a pool on Vista Paku and efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. Image / Google Maps

An elderly woman is dead after being pulled from the a pool in Pauanui.

She was found unresponsive in a pool on Vista Paku.

St John attended the water incident around 3.30pm. Emergency services attempted to revive her but were unsuccessful.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

10/01/18: Water incident in Pauanui. 1 patient. No transport. https://t.co/5NsregAcOs

— St John (@StJohnAlerts) January 10, 2018

Pauanui is a popular holiday destination with its 750 person population swelling to 15,000 over summer.