Southland Businessman Found Dead in Boat on Lake Manapouri: Reports

One found dead, one seriously injured in boat on Lake Manapouri

One man was found dead and another was seriously injured when police located a boat that had failed to return from a fishing trip overnight.

Southland businessman found dead in boat on Lake Manapouri: reports

The fisherman found dead in a boat on Lake Manapouri overnight is reportedly prominent Southland businessman Rick Murrell.

‘Profound loss’: Invercargill businessman dies on boating trip

Police are investigating Rick Murrell’s death on Lake Manapouri overnight.

Boating Tragedy On Lake Manapouri

Police are investigating after one man died during a fishing trip on the lakeA second man was seriously injured but is now recovering in hospital after treatmentSearch efforts included marine radios and a helicopter that found the boat in Safe Cove. The Southland Times have reported the man who died was local Invercargill businessman Rick Murrell, 60. RIP Rick.Police have launched an investigation into a fatal boating incident on Lake Manapouri …