Person suffers serious spinal injury jumping from Auckland’s Maraetai Beach wharf

A person has suffered a serious spinal injury after jumping off the Maraetai Beach wharf in east Auckland. Picture / Ben Mikha

A person has suffered a serious spinal injury after jumping off a notorious wharf in East Auckland.

A police spokesperson told the Herald that shortly after 3pm on Thursday someone jumped off the Maraetai Beach wharf.

“They were taken to hospital with a serious spinal injury.”

A St John spokesperson said they attended the scene with one ambulance and one first response unit.

One person was transported in a moderate condition to Middlemore Hospital.

The wharf has a well-recorded history of leaving people with serious spinal injuries and carries warnings against diving due to shallow water, changing water depth and submerged rocks.

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