Man found with serious unexplained injuries near Queenstown

Sunday 14 September 2025 · 7 outlets · 10 reports · updated Mon 15 Sep 2025, 8:53am

In this story Hato Hone St John, Dunedin Hospital

Police are investigating after a man was found with serious, unexplained injuries at the intersection of Moke Lake Road and Glenorchy-Queenstown Road on Sunday evening. Officers are exploring whether the man was injured elsewhere and moved to the location. The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital.

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1. StuffSun 14 Sep 2025, 7:19pm

   Police respond to serious incident near Queenstown (opens in new tab)

   • Man found in Queenstown with unexplained, serious injuries taken to hospital (opens in new tab) Mon 15 Sep 2025, 8:53am
2. NZ HeraldSun 14 Sep 2025, 8:09pm

   Police respond to serious incident near Queenstown, road closed (opens in new tab)

   • Man found seriously injured near Queenstown: Police looking at how he came to be hurt (opens in new tab) Mon 15 Sep 2025, 8:11am
3. RNZSun 14 Sep 2025, 9:18pm

   One seriously injured in Queenstown incident, road closed (opens in new tab)

   • Police probe if injured man found with serious injuries was dumped at Queenstown intersection (opens in new tab) Mon 15 Sep 2025, 8:33am
4. Otago Daily TimesSun 14 Sep 2025, 9:25pm

   One person seriously injured in Queenstown incident (opens in new tab)

   • Man 'seriously hurt' in incident near Queenstown (opens in new tab) Mon 15 Sep 2025, 4:30am
5. The PressMon 15 Sep 2025, 8:22am

   ‘Unexplained injuries’: Man found in Queenstown may have been moved (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab)

6. 1NewsMon 15 Sep 2025, 8:26am

   Man found with serious 'unexplained' injuries west of Queenstown (opens in new tab)