Tourist was victim of farm vehicle crash

A French tourist has been named as the victim of a utility vehicle accident on a rural Nelson property. Cindy Helene Janinie Reslinger, 29, died when a side-by-side vehicle rolled on a farm on Eighty-eight Valley Rd, near Wakefield, on June 28. Another woman, 22, also believed to be a tourist, received minor injuries in the accident. She was flown to Nelson Hospital by the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter. Police said they could not yet provide further information about the accident. WorkSafe said it could not comment on any open investigation, and the process could take up to a year.