Body found after vessel capsizes at Jacks Bay in Catlins
17 August 2024, 4:37 AM
A body has been found after a vessel capsized on the Jacks Bay Bar, in the Catlins, earlier this morning (17 Aug.
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.
Police would like to extend our thanks to the volunteers and members of the public who assisted in today’s rescue efforts.
This is the second Southern boating tragedy this month, with 4 people losing their lives while crossing the bar at Riverton on 3rd August.
