13 Jan 2020

A community reeling after death of father and son snorklers

From Summer Report, 8:10 am on 13 January 2020

A father and son who were found dead off the Wairarapa coast on Saturday are being remembered as a hard-working and loving pair.

Darren and Joshua Southon had been snorkelling for paua near Mataikona on Friday, when they failed to return to shore.

The deputy Mayor of Masterton, Graham McClymont, says the deaths have left many in the community devastated.

Katie Doyle reports.