Person dies after water incident

Paula Hulburt

A person has been found dead following a water incident police say.

One person has died following a water incident in Marlborough overnight, police reveal.

Police were notified at 7:44 this morning that a person was missing from a boat in Titirangi Bay in the outer Marlborough Sounds near Guards Bay.

A person was located deceased in the water shortly after 9:40am following a search and who police have since been confirmed as the missing person.

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