NZ Police media have apologised to the family of a man they declared deceased but who had actually suffered critical injuries. The man is in Southland Hospital with critical head injuries following a crash in Wallacetown this morning. Unfortunately initial information indicated that the man was deceased, police media said in a statement. "Police apologise for the error and the distress caused to the man's family by the release of the erroneous information." - NZ Herald

Source: New Zealand Herald September 28, 2016 06:05 UTC