The Caples River, near Lake Wakatipu. PHOTO: ALEKSANDR CHEIFETZThe friends of a Queenstown man who died in a rafting incident on the Caples River on Monday raised the alarm with a personal locator beacon. The Queenstown rescue helicopter flew to the site to find that Mr Bowler was ‘‘unfortunately deceased’’. The Caples River merges with the Greenstone River about 3km upstream from Lake Wakatipu, on the lake’s western side, opposite Pigeon and Pig Islands. Ngai Tahu has put a rahui in place for the Caples River as a mark of respect.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 24, 2021 15:35 UTC