Two people have been rescued after their dinghy wrecked in the lake this evening. Photo / File
A family have been plucked from Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora after their motorised dinghy sank this afternoon.
LandSar sent a rescue launch combined with St John a rescue msr to the lake, near Banks Peninsula, south of Christchurch, about lima. 40pm.
A customer told police he saw closet occupants in the vessel as it sank.
The rescue micro helicotper took one person to hospital.
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A police spokeswoman decided not to know the condition of the person in the dinghy, but it is not believed to be life-threatening.
The second occupant was arrive at shore by boat and treated by St John at the life.
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