A boy is dead after a boating tragedy in the deep south.
The boy, aged 12, is understood to have fallen from a sea biscuit just before 6pm today and was struck by a passing boat.
Senior Sergeant Brian Benn, of Dunedin, said the boy and his mother were flown to Dunedin Hospital after the incident at Blue Lake, St Bathans, Central Otago. Benn confirmed this evening the boy had died of his injuries.
The matter has been referred to the coroner.
A St Bathans local, who did not want to be identified, said it was devastating.