Queenstown man Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30, died following a rafting incident on the Caples River, near Lake Wakatipu in the Queenstown area about 1pm on Monday, a police spokeswoman said. 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. Bowler was with a group rafting on the river in inflatable pack rafts. As a mark of respect, Ngāi Tahu has put a rahui (a temporary closure) on the Caples River, including the stretch of river mouth where it meets Lake Wakatipu, until Tuesday.

Source: Stuff November 23, 2021 23:00 UTC