Police have confirmed the man who died after falling from a boat off the coast of South Dunedin was a 57-year-old Dunedin resident. Emergency services responded to a mayday call from fishing vessel Venture about a person overboard, about 18km off the coast of South Dunedin, about 1.30pm on Monday. A Maritime New Zealand spokesman said an Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter, the Coastguard and fishing vessel Cloud Break attended. A police spokeswoman said the person was pulled from the water and medical attention was provided, but the man died at the scene. Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou Inc manager Nadia Wesley-Smith said a rāhui (temporary closure) had been placed on the waters off the coast of South Dunedin.
