A person died at a popular Christchurch beach last night.
Police said they were told at 6.30pm a person was unresponsive after entering the water at New Brighton.
The Coastguard retrieved the person from the water and performed CPR.
![Police said they were told about the incident at 6.30pm. Photo / George Heard](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/E4R7T35YHZCAREGUWOQZP2PINE.jpg?auth=0aa4594229e95ba779cd9517ec42a8fe77dc14f6e81ebed1c8f077a9928b29a7&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
A tent was erected outside the Sumner Lifeboat station, where the person was tended to.