Man's body recovered after dinghy capsizes in Wellington

Titahi Bay.
Titahi Bay. Photo credit: Google

A man's body has been recovered by police after a dinghy capsized in Wellington on Friday night.

Emergency services were called to the incident in Titahi Bay at 8pm. One person made it to shore with moderate injuries, but a second person was missing.

"A search was initiated to locate a second person using the police maritime unit, Coastguard and the Life Flight Westpac Rescue Helicopter," a police spokeswoman told Newshub. 

She said search teams found the second man's body at about 10pm.

The death will be referred to the coroner.