AAP General News (Australia)
04-16-2008
NZ: Last two bodies recovered from river tragedy
A helicopter has retrieved the last two bodies of those killed when a school canyoning
trip in New Zealand turned to tragedy.
Six teenagers and a teacher from the Elim Christian College died yesterday after heavy
rain turned the river in the North Island's Tongariro National Park into a torrent.
Four other students and an instructor made it to safety .. one reportedly suffering
head and back injuries in the raging water.
They're now on their way home from the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre ..
to family .. friends .. and trauma counsellors in Auckland.
The seven deaths are the centre's first river fatalities in 30 years .. police say
the victims were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
AAP RTV /jmt
KEYWORD: NZ RIVER (WELLINGTON)
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