'Devastating': Man dead after digger plunges over wall at rich-lister's seafront property

A body can be seen at an incident where a digger has plunged over a sea wall on Auckland’s North Shore sparking a major emergency response.

The incident is unfolding in Devonport with helicopters, ambulances, fire engines and police cars at a harbourside cove.

Police can be seen in the shallows of Secret Cove where a digger has come to rest.

A body covered in a sheet can be seen nearby.

A witness told the Herald they heard “loads and loads of sirens” in the suburb this morning.

“There seems to be a lot of activity around the entrance to this little walkway down to what we call the secret cove.”

A reporter said three helicopters were in the sky and an undercover police car could be seen heading in the direction of Stanley Point, travelling along Lake Rd near Belmont Intermediate.

Closer to the unfolding emergency, six police vehicles and two ambulances are parked near the entrance to Secret Cove, a small beach in Stanley Point.

A police officer could be seen talking to two men.

The witness said they were told that a digger had rolled and someone was under it.

A neighbour said the incident happened adjacent to the waterfront property owned by richlister Berridge Spencer.

He has been approached for comment.

Police at the scene of an unfolding incident at Secret Cove in Stanley Point on Auckland's North Shore.

They said there were three fire engines, two ambulances, a rescue helicopter and “a lot of police cars” in the area.

According to a Fire and Emergency NZ incident report, three stations responded to a motor vehicle crash at Stanley Point about 10.45am.

Emergency services have been approached for comment.

A police officer stands next to a digger which has plunged off a sea wall at Stanley Point.

Police could be seen asking members of the public to move away as they approach the entrance to Secret Cove.

“We saw an ambulance officer carrying a tarpaulin down the path,” a witness said.

Emergency services at Stanley Point.

Hato Hone St John said it was notified at 10.43am of an incident at Stanley Point Rd.

It referred further comment to police.

Police and Fire and Emergency have been approached for comment.