Police are now in a position to release the names of the men who drowned at Kakanui, near Oamaru, on Tuesday 12 February.
They were brothers Kereta Tatana, 24, of Ahipara, Northland, and 30-year-old Whererika Popata of Windsor, North Otago.
Police would like to thank the locals of Kakanui and others who assisted with the rescue and recovery on Tuesday evening.
Our thoughts are with Mr Tatana and Mr Popata’s friends and family.
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Issued by Police Media Centre