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• Death Date:15 April 2008
• Country:New Zealand
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• ID:164596

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Six year 12 students and their teacher at Auckland's Elim Christian College tragically died after drowning in the Mangetepopo gorge, south of Turangi. The group were caught in a flash flood and the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuit Centre was fined $480,000 for its part in the deaths as a heavy rain warning and a severe thunderstorm report, which included a prediction of flash flooding, were never received by the centre. Three other students and an instructor survived.

Victims listed below

Bray, Natasha (16) - Pakuranga
Fernandes, Floyd (16) - Howick
Gregory, Tara (16) - Mt Wellington
Hsu, Huan (Tom) (16) - Farm Cove
McClean, Anthony (29) - Howick
McPhail, Portia (16) - Manurewa
Mulder, Anthony (16) - Howick

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