Police investigate death of Harry Burlace after Pongakawa incident
A 24-year-old man named Harry Burlace has died following a workplace incident in the Rotoehu Forest in New Zealand. Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal event.
Why it matters
Reports on a tragic workplace fatality, triggering a standard police investigation into safety and event circumstances.
A man critically injured in an incident at a Bay of Plenty forest on Friday night has died.
Police said they were called to Rotoehu Forest, at Pongakawa, about 10.15pm where the man was found critically injured.
Police today confirmed the man, named as Harry Burlace, 24, died in Rotorua Hospital from his injuries.
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