A child died after a boat capsized at Taieri Mouth, Otago on Saturday. Photo / ODTOne of the rescuers at the centre of a fatal Taieri Mouth boating accident has recounted the helplessness he felt when he saw a lifeless toddler pulled from beneath the overturned boat. Five people have been injured, two critically, after their boat capsized at the Taieri Mouth bar today. The incident has left some in the Taieri Mouth community asking what more needs to happen before something changes at the dangerous waterway. Emergency services carry a patient following a boat capsize in Taieri Mouth on Saturday.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2021 17:26 UTC