Emergency services are working to figure out if a second person was in a car that entered the water in Tauranga early this morning. <\/p>\n
Officers were called to reports of a vehicle entering the water off Chapel Street, near the Bay Central shopping centre shortly after 12.30am. <\/p>\n
“One person in the vehicle is out and is in hospital, while police are continuing to work to determine whether a second person was in the car,” a police spokesperson said. <\/p>\n
St John said it sent two ambulances and an operations manager to the scene. <\/p>\n
One patient in a moderate condition was transferred to hospital. <\/p>\n
The police national dive squad has been notified and was expected to arrive later today.<\/p>\n
Chapel Street had been closed, but appeared to be open again according to NZTA. <\/p>\n
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