Three people have been injured after an incident in a river near Invercargill earlier today.
Police said it received a report of a person needing assistance in the Oreti River, near West Plains Rd, at around 10.30am today.
Two people self-rescued and contacted emergency services, while one person needed to be rescued by emergency services.
St John responded with two ambulances, one rapid response unit and one operations manager.
St John transported two patients in a serious condition and one in a moderate condition to Kew Hospital.
