A man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to drive his van, with a passenger, into Lake Dunstan. A 20-year-old German man will appear in Queenstown District Court on Thursday after he allegedly attempted to drive his van into the lake at Italian Creek in Cromwell Gorge. Police said the vehicle was stopped after its front wheel became caught in the crash barrier at 8pm on January 22. After the incident, a black car heading towards Alexandra from Cromwell stopped and gave the driver of the crashed vehicle a ride, police said. Anyone with information in relation to the incident is asked to contact Detective Gary Hyndman, of the Cromwell Police, on (03) 445-1999.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 24, 2017 02:34 UTC