Serious injuries in Southland jet boat crash

A person with serious injuries was airlifted by rescue helicopter to Dunedin Hospital on Saturday after the jetboat they were in, crashed on the Ōreti River.

A police spokesman said the incident happened near Mavora about 4.20pm, when the boat hit a rock.

Four people were believed to have been in the boat at the time of the crash.

One person received a serious leg injury, and another person received a minor head injury and was taken to Southland Hospital, in Invercargill.