A young woman has been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after an incident at St Clair Beach this morning. A Hato Hone St John spokesman said they were notified of the incident at 10.48am. One patient was assessed at the scene and was being transported to Dunedin Hospital by ambulance in ‘‘a serious condition’’, the spokesman said. Saint Clair Surf Life Saving Club paid lifeguard supervisor Mereana Martin said life guards responded to a first aid incident on the beach. Beachgoers Elsa Gordon and Braveheart Simmons told the ODT they saw a young woman being treated and carried on a stretcher to an ambulance.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 07, 2026 22:49 UTC