Police were notified of a water related incident in the Turanganui River around 8:20pm.
One person has died after receiving medical assistance at the scene.
Their death will be referred to the coroner.
Fatality following water-related incident, Gisborne
Source:NZ Police
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I knew the guy who won the Oscar for the sound in Lord of the Rings
Didn’t find out till six years later he had been killed
https://deadline.com/2012/12/oscar-winning-sound-editor-mike-hopkins-dies-in-rafting-accident-395012/
Seemed like an opportune moment to mention this
And this
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/sewer-gas-deaths-three-hog-hunters-in-texas-die-in-underground-tank-after-trying-to-save-dog/4B3YAG2TUJGKHMBS6MBDURV3KI/