Hunter dies after 'getting into difficulty'

A hunter has died in an incident near Lake Heron in Canterbury, police say.

Police were notified about 10.35am on Sunday "of a group of hunters getting into difficulty near Mt Arrowsmith when one of them crashed in an off-road vehicle".

A spokesperson said the body had been recovered.

"Enquiries into the circumstances of the death are ongoing."

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