Three people, two dogs rescued from cable car over Whanganui River

Three people and two dogs stranded in a cable car over the Whanganui River have been successfully rescued.

Emergency services told the Herald it was confirmed about 8.47pm that everyone involved was now “safe on dry land”.

Earlier this evening, Central Fire and Emergency shift commander Alison Munn said crews received several phone calls about the incident.

“One crew from Whanganui was sent to the scene.”

Munn told the Herald the cable car stretched across the Whanganui River roughly between SH4 and the settlement of Parakino.

“It appears to be a private cable car.”