Lake Wakatipu couple 'beyond saving themselves'GRANT BRYANT/FAIRFAX NZ Queenstown Harbourmaster Marty Black said a couple drifting in a boat on Lake Wakatipu "might have been dead" were they not found when they were. SUPPLIED The couple had to be rescued after getting caught out near Pigeon Island, Lake Wakatipu in this inflatable boat with only one life jacket. The 31-year-old Polish man and his 25-year-old Chinese girlfriend had to be rescued after getting caught out near Pigeon Island on Lake Wakatipu in freezing conditions on Friday night. Cold, unable to paddle and barely able to talk, a couple had given up any hope of survival as their inflatable boat drifted aimlessly. "There they were, just drifting in a tiny inflatable boat.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2016 03:20 UTC