Tributes for Invercargill businessman found dead on Fiordland fishing trip

Tuesday 22 July 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Tue 22 Jul 2025, 5:23pm

Rick Murrell, a Southland KIA dealer principal, has died after being found in a boat on Lake Manapouri. A search was activated after Murrell and another man failed to return as expected. He is being remembered by the Southland community as a much-loved and energetic figure.

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1. Otago Daily TimesTue 22 Jul 2025, 4:30am

   Tributes flow for Southland businessman who died on fishing trip (opens in new tab)

2. RNZTue 22 Jul 2025, 3:48pm

   Much-loved businessman killed on fishing trip in Fiordland remembered (opens in new tab)

3. 1News via RNZTue 22 Jul 2025, 5:23pm

   Much-loved businessman Rick Murrelll dies on Fiordland fishing trip (opens in new tab)