A young woman who died in a farm accident in Southland has been named by police.
A family member found Rebecca Anne Cunningham Byars, 32, lying in a winter feed paddock on a farm in Kaiwera yesterday afternoon.
Ms Byars had been feeding balage to cattle. No one else was present when the accident happened.
Safety investigators conducted a scene examination yesterday after emergency services were called to the Clements Rd farm about 5.15pm.
Police and WorkSafe NZ were working to establish the cause of the incident.
