Boating tragedy at Port Waikato

One person was killed and three others suffered minor injuries in a boating accident in Counties-Manukau last night.

The boat collided with a tree in water in Port Waikato about 10.30pm and all four people went overboard, Senior Sergeant Emiel Logan said.

People in baches on Waikato River islands helped rescue them from the water but one person died at the scene.

The three others were taken to Middlemore Hospital with bumps and bruises, Mr Logan said.

- NZPA