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Body Located After Vessel Capsizes, Clutha
Police can advise a body has been located after a vessel capsized on the Jacks Bay Bar earlier this morning.
Emergency services were notified around 10:40am and a search was initiated for one person believed to be outstanding in the water.
A helicopter assisted with an aerial search, while Coastguard Bluff and Coastguard Dunedin volunteers and rescue vessels assisted in searching the water.
Sadly, a body believed to be the person overboard was located on a nearby beach.
A second person onboard was located on some rocks nearby and has been brought to shore, alongside a dog.
The boat has been recovered from the water.
We would like to extend our thanks to the volunteers and members of the public who assisted in today’s rescue efforts.
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