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One person confirmed dead in submerged boat
One person confirmed dead in submerged boat off Taranaki coast
One person has been confirmed dead after emergency services were notified of a submerged boat near the Waitara sand bar on the Taranaki coast this morning.
Another person from the boat was found in the water
by Coast Guard and has been transported to
hospital.
There are no details as yet regarding their
condition or what type of boat is involved.
Police
were notified of the submerged boat just after 6am
today.
It is not yet clear what led the boat to sink.
There are not believed to have been any other people
on the boat.
No further information is available at this stage.
ENDS
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