Five people have been taken to Dunedin Hospital after a small boat with an outboard motor flipped as it was attempting to cross the bar at Taieri Mouth, just south of Dunedin about 1pm on Saturday. Five people are in hospital after a boat capsized just south of Dunedin. Email newstips@stuff.co.nzA St John spokeswoman said it was understood two people had been critically injured, one was serious, two others were in a moderate condition. READ MORE:* Rescue helicopter called after person critically injured in crash near Dunedin* Timaru boat theft news leaves shark attack amputee gutted* Back to her roots in good old fashioned camping at Taieri MouthThose critically injured and the seriously injured person was flown to Dunedin Hospital. The boat is yet to be recovered, but it was understood no one else was involved besides those already taken to hospital, she said.

Source: Stuff April 03, 2021 03:01 UTC