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Man dies after water incident in South Island

January 3, 2022
A police car (file picture).

A police car (file picture). (Source: istock.com)

A man has died in the sea south of Motunau Island, Hurunui, in the South Island.

The water-related incident was reported to police at 4.18pm on Monday.

Inquiries into the circumstances of the man's death are ongoing, police say.

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