Crossing the bar at the outlet will be discussed at a Bar Crossing Safety Evening. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMESThe potentially deadly risk of crossing the Taieri Mouth bar will be the focus of a safety briefing ahead of this year’s busy boating season. The Bar Crossing Safety Evening is inviting people to raise their knowledge on what to do when crossing the bar and others in the region. It was "absolutely" easy to get something wrong when crossing a bar and the Taieri Mouth bar was notoriously dangerous, he said. In 2021, a child died after a small boat flipped after trying to cross the bar at Taieri Mouth.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 11, 2024 17:32 UTC