Name Release: Fatal Crash, Gore

Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:23 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Police

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Gore on Saturday 5 April.

He was 18-year-old Cyris Michael Wakefield, of Charlton, Gore.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.

Police are working to determine the circumstances of the crash.

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