Saturday, 17 December 2016 - 1:00pm |
Bay of Plenty

Death of elderly man in Whakatane

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An elderly man has died after the mobility scooter he was driving went into the river, near the bridge on Landing Road, Whakatane.

Police were alerted to the incident at approximately 9:50am today.

Police are now in the process of notifying next of kin and establishing the circumstances around his death.

The death will be referred to the coroner.

No further details are available.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre