Pair rescued from Lake Ellesmere, south of Christchurch, after dinghy sinks
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Save Two people have been rescued after their dinghy sank in the lake this evening. Photo / File
Two people have been plucked from Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora after their motorised dinghy sank this afternoon.
LandSar sent a rescue launch and St John a rescue helicopter to the lake, near Banks Peninsula, south of Christchurch, about 5.40pm.
A caller told police he saw two occupants in the vessel as
it sank.
The rescue helicopter took one person to hospital.
The pair's motorised dinghy sinking in Lake Ellesmere. Photo / Canterbury Air Rescue