Marlborough Weekly - 28 July 2020

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Tuesday 28 July 2020

Principal’s fond farewell

End of an era

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Person killed in boating tragedy Paula Hulburt Editor

paula@marlboroughmedia.co.nz

A person has been killed and two others injured after a boat smash in the Marlborough Sounds. An injured boatie managed to alert emergency crews who rushed to Okiwi Bay about

7.25pm on Sunday night. The fatally injured victim was in a critical condition but died on the way to hospital. Yesterday morning, Maritime NZ announced it had launched an investigation into the deadly onwater collision as Marlborough’s harbour master revealed he was looking for more information to

help piece together what had happened. Scene investigations are underway in the tight-knit community which has about 80 permanent residents. Police were called to Okiwi Bay, about 25 kilometres from Rai Valley on the way to French Pass, and the Nelson Marlborough

Rescue crew were called in as well. Police revealed yesterday morning that one person had died. Okiwi Bay Voluntary Rural Fire Force fire chief Ian Montgomery says the collision happened near where boats were moored in the harbour. “It was very, very dark and the

cloud cover was quite low last night, “ he says. Marlborough Coastguard President David St John says Coastguard did not attend the incident. A spokeswoman from Nelson Marlborough Health says one patient is in a stable condition at Wairau Hospital.

Junior rugby back in action Harlequins player Tom Heagney finds a gap at Lansdowne Park on Saturday. Read the full wrap of the weekend’s rugby on page 14. Photo: Gavin Hadfield.

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