Police Dive Squad Called After Car Plunges Into Water in Tauranga

Family members organised divers to recover their loved one after car crash

Family members organised divers to recover a loved one after a car crashed into Tauranga Harbour overnight. Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder said divers...

Police dive squad called after car plunges into water in Tauranga

The police dive squad has been called as emergency services try to determine if more than one person was in a car that entered the water off Chapel Street in Tauranga early on Friday morning.

Dive squad called after car plunges into Tauranga water

One person is in hospital and police are working to establish whether anyone else was inside a vehicle that entered the water in Tauranga overnight.

Body recovered following Tauranga crash

Police can confirm a body has been recovered from the water following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to Chapel Street about 12:40am on Friday to reports of a vehicle entering the water. “The driver of the vehicle made his way out of the water and was taken to hospital. However, further enquiries determined that there was a female passenger in the car, who did not re-surface”, said Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder. “A emergenc…

Body recovered following Chapel Street, Tauranga crash

Attributable to Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder, Bay of Plenty Police:Police can confirm a body has been recovered from the water following a crash in Tauranga overnight. Emergency services...