Davy Creek, West Coast river tragedy: Man dies whitebaiting and being swept down river towards sea

A man has died whitebaiting near Rapahoe on the West Coast and being swept down a river and into the sea.

Police rushed to Davy Creek at 10am after being notified “that a person had been swept down the river towards the ocean”.

“The man was recovered from the water and brought to shore, where CPR was performed,” police said in a statement.