Two people died in the crash in the Kakanui Ranges. Photo / Getty Images
The tour operator whose group was allegedly on a remote Otago station without permission when a crash killed two people is a high-end Queenstown adventure company.
Prestige Adventure directors John Thomssen and John Kluts said in an emailed statement through a public relations firm the incident happened during ''a private,
multi-day adventure expedition during a 4WD buggy stage.''
Police said the crash on Saturday afternoon involved a quad bike, but the vehicle involved was a 4WD buggy or side-by-side, the firm said.
''We are extremely saddened by this tragedy and our thoughts and sympathies are with the families and friends of the people involved,'' the statement said.
It did not address a claim by Dome Hills station owner David Douglas the group did not have permission to be on his high country station in the Kakanui Mountains.
