One person in critical condition following incident at Auckland pool

One person is in critical condition following a water-related incident at Mt Albert Aquatic Centre in the Central Auckland suburb.

A police spokesperson said they were notified of a water incident around 4.15pm involving one person at the pool on Alberton Ave.

“One person is in a critical condition and is being taken to hospital.”

A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said they received a call at 4:08pm and sent two ambulances, one rapid response unit and one manager.

“We have transported one person in a critical condition through to Auckland City Hospital.”

A post on the pool’s Facebook page said “Due to a medical event, the pools are closed (lane pool and wave pool) and will reopen tomorrow at 7am.”