Boat accident family treated

Glenorchy: A family of four are recovering in Dunedin Hospital after their jetboat overturned on the Dart River near Glenorchy on Saturday.

Sergeant Simon Matheson, of Queenstown, said the North Island family were with a group of friends in four privately owned jetboats.

As their boat exited the Rockburn Chasm, about 20km north of Glenorchy, it hit a submerged log and flipped over about 2.30pm, Sgt Matheson said.

The woman suffered critical injuries, the man serious injuries, and the two children moderate injuries.

They were flown from near the accident site, which was only accessible by boat or helicopter, to Dunedin.

The woman’s injuries were not considered lifethreatening, he said .