One person dead after water incident at Mt Maunganui

Pilot Bay at Mt Maunganui. Photo / Alan Gibson

One person's died following a water incident in Mount Maunganui.

Emergency services were called to the Pilot Bay area just before 2.30pm to reports of an unconscious person.

A police spokesperson says ambulance staff treated the person at scene, but unfortunately they died.

The death is being referred to the coroner.