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Person critical after falling as far as 15m from cliff onto rocks

By 1News Reporters
6:13pm
An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew rescues a person who fell 10-15m down a cliff in the Waitākere Ranges. (Source: Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust)

An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew rescues a person who fell 10-15m down a cliff in the Waitākere Ranges. (Source: Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust) (Source: Supplied)

A person has been critically injured after falling 10-15m from a cliff onto a rocky bank in Auckland's Waitākere Ranges today.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were called to the scene in Whatipū, about an hour's drive west of downtown Auckland.

Rescuers carried out a "complex winch extrication" to collect one person, a spokesperson said.

The patient was taken to Auckland City Hospital in a critical condition.

1News has sought further information about the incident from emergency services.

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