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One dead after boat capsizes in Kaikōura’s South Bay

The death followed a midday capsize off South Bay, with Police, Coastguard volunteers and members of the public responding.

Source: New Zealand Police
One dead after boat capsizes in Kaikōura’s South Bay
Auckland Emergency Management / File Photo

Police say one person has died after a boat capsized in South Bay, Kaikōura, early this afternoon.

Officers were alerted at about 12.40pm to a vessel that had overturned. One person was found deceased at the scene.

Police worked alongside Coastguard Kaikōura volunteers and members of the public. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. Police have not said how many people were on board or whether anyone else was injured.

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