Queenstown man Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30, died in a rafting incident on the Caples River, near Lake Wakatipu. (File photo)A Queenstown man has died in a rafting incident on the Caples River near Lake Wakatipu. Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30, died in the incident about 1pm on Monday, a police spokeswoman said. The incident was then handed over to police and no further search and rescue action was required, he said. The Caples River flows into the Greenstone River and alongside part of the Caples Track near the Ailsa Mountain ranges on the northwestern side of Lake Wakatipu.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2021 02:28 UTC