The body of an elderly person has been discovered in the swimming pool of a Christchurch retirement village. Police were called to Summerset at Avonhead, in Hawthornden Rd, at 11.30pm on Friday, May 27. According to the Summerset Retirement Villages website, the Avonhead facility has an indoor swimming pool and a spa pool. It is one of 42 Summerset Retirement properties in New Zealand, where residents must be 70 years or older. “Sadly a resident at our Avonhead village passed away unexpectedly in the pool area last night,” said Summerset’s General Manager, Operations, Eleanor Young.

Source: Stuff May 28, 2022 06:56 UTC