Video / NZ Herald'Police have confirmed the man killed in a South Island lake tragedy was 48-year-old Linkin Kisling. The Wanaka resident, whom police confirmed is a father, went missing after attempting to rescue a swimmer at Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown. Emergency services were first called to Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy at about 2.55pm on Friday, Kisling had entered the water to assist a person but failed to exit the water himself. The water near where emergency services were called to was basically waist deep, although there was a drop-off which could catch people out, the fisherman said. They also confirmed a rāhui, or prohibition is in place on an area that covers Glenorchy and the Dart River end of Lake Wakatipu until 3pm on Tuesday.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 16, 2023 10:47 UTC