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Person dies following workplace incident in Otago

August 17, 2020

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One person has died following a workplace incident in Otago this morning.

Emergency services were called to a location in Waitati, north of Dunedin, at around 11.40am, police said.

WorkSafe NZ has been advised of the death.

Enquiries are ongoing.

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