A person was found dead on an “isolated” property in rural Auckland last night after a tractor crash.
Police were called to the property on Paparimu Rd in Hunua at about 11.30pm. A person had not returned home after spraying weeds, police said.
“The Police Eagle helicopter did a fly over the farm at around midnight and located a body and a tractor that appeared to have rolled down a bank.”
Emergency services responded to the scene and confirmed the person had died.
WorkSafe was notified and the serious crash unit was investigating.
“Police would like to express their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” a spokesperson said.