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Man dies after 'water-related incident' at Cape Palliser

December 24, 2021
Cape Palliser lighthouse.

Cape Palliser lighthouse. (Source: istock.com)

A man has died in what police are describing as a "water-related incident" at Cape Palliser in south Wairarapa.

Police say the incident was reported to them just after 9am on Friday morning.

Inquiries by police into the death are being made on behalf of the coroner.

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