A member of a group whose vehicle was nearly washed away during an attempted river crossing says he is just glad everybody is safe. In the video, the group attempt to cross a river near Mt Cook in their ute when it is overcome with water and begins to sink. - Warning: Video contains coarse language"I'm just glad we are all safe. "We lost more than the truck, it was also all our gear that was in it, our hunting gear, camera gear and a phone." "It's part of the risk of river crossing.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2020 21:33 UTC