19 Feb 2026

Person dies after being pulled from water at Dunedin beach

2:27 pm on 19 February 2026
Dunedin residents took to St Clair Beach to get out of the heat of the day.

The person was pulled from the water at St Clair beach but could not be revived. File picture. Photo: RNZ / Tim Brown

A person has died after being pulled out of the water at St Clair Beach in Dunedin.

Police say they were called to the beach at the south of the city just before midday on Thursday.

The person was unresponsive after being pulled from the water and could not be revived despite medical treatment.

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