Emergency services personnel try to save a man who died at St Clair Beach in Dunedin yesterday. Emergency services had quickly arrived but there was not much they could do and the man died. ‘‘Sadly, he has passed.’’Police, St John and the St Kilda Fire Brigade were called to the incident about 11.50am. Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou placed a rāhui (a temporary closure) at St Clair Beach following the incident. The rāhui covers an area of St Clair and St Kilda Beaches for three days, and applies to the gathering of kaimoana/seafood and recreational activities.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 19, 2026 16:43 UTC