Four young people have been found after a boat tipped in the Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley just before 3pm today.
![Police and rescue staff at Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley. Photo / James Allen](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3XMCVSPTDVL4U5NK2G47NEESDY.png?auth=5613dad5ef1e269849f785c360d48a48fb9d0d5b8ab8dd5aed06dca589df6fd2&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![Rescue Helicopter searches at Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley for the people who flipped out of their boat. Photo / James Allen](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EO4VAAE6O6SVSAOSI5GCDIDAJU.png?auth=45d85073161fe983c3ef6edd807f862e860b3a2a33483f95c5881bba43f12961&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
In a statement, police said four people were tipped out during the incident.
![Police at the incident at Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley. Photo / James Allen](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SHSUBZISIIIBQAJJYYEQD6J3CI.png?auth=a15dd22b12511bf2f2fa9fec6125cbd5ed103c88a507cc4c6c8c0ab9fa18331d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Rescue Helicopter searches at Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley. Photo / James Allen
Four young people have been found after a boat tipped in the Kawarau Gorge in Gibbston Valley just before 3pm today.
In a statement, police said four people were tipped out during the incident.
Two people were found in a river bed downstream and one at the Kawarau Gorge suspension bridge.
One person has been transported to hospital.
More to come.
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