Man dies in suspected drowning in West Auckland

Emergency services were called to the incident early this afternoon. Photo / Google

A middle-aged man has died in a suspected drowning at Muriwai Beach in Auckland.

A police spokesman said police were first called to Māori Bay at 1.30pm.

First aid was carried out on the victim but sadly the man could not be revived, he said.

A St John spokeswoman said two ambulances were called to the incident involving a man in his 50s at 1.17pm.

St John was called to another seaside emergency west of Auckland at 3.12pm.

The spokeswoman said an ambulance was called to Piha and transported a man in a moderate condition to Waitākere Hospital.

Police confirmed they also had responded to a report of a man getting into difficulty on the water at Piha Beach.

"He has since been pulled out of the water and police are no longer at the scene."