Man dies after rafting incident in Queenstown

A Queenstown man has died in a rafting incident on a river near Lake Wakatipu. Photo / Doug Sherring

A Queenstown man has died in a rafting incident on a river near Lake Wakatipu.

A police spokesperson said Stephen Andrew Bowler, 30. was part of a group travelling down the Caples River in inflatable pack rafts when tragedy struck at about 1pm on Monday.

Police are making enquiries in relation to his death on behalf of the coroner.

The coroner will release their finding in due course.

Ngāi Tahu has put a rahui in place for Caples River, including the stretch of river mouth where it meets Lake Wakatipu.

This will remain in place until November 30.