Student dies at school near Gisborne

July 23, 2018
The front of an ambulance vehicle.

A student has died at a school near Gisborne this morning.

Police say they attended Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tokomaru School, at the request of ambulance, shortly after 11:30am today where a pupil has died.

Police have told 1 NEWS that "the death has now been referred to the Coroner and there are no suspicious circumstances."

A St John Spokesperson says two ambulances, one helicopter and the local fire brigade attended the scene.

1 NEWS believes the student was 12-year's-old and may have suffered a cardiac arrest.

More to come.
 

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