Two duck shooters tried to save the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river near Hari Hari on Thursday. The man died at the scene after his vehicle veered off a high, rural floodbank and into the Wanganui River about 9.15am. Mr McIntosh said the floodbank at the end of Wanganui Flat Road was about 3m to 4m above the water. Mr McIntosh said the "horrible'’ accident was "another blow for the community following a series of sad events'’. Mr Cook said the focus of emergency personnel at the scene was to recover the vehicle from the river.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2021 02:37 UTC