On June 10, the 4WD vehicle that carried 2-year-old Emily, her parents Mike and Sandra Saunders, and two others, became stuck in the Poerua River near Hari Hari. At the time of the accident, one of the men grabbed Emily and Sandra out of the vehicle, Mr Simpson said. Three struggled to safety, but two - Emily and 66-year-old Barry Petrie - were swept off by the icy water. And he and his wife had recently gifted Mike and Sandra a framed photo of Emily. Mr Simpson said the Lions had raised funds so that Mike's parents to fly to New Zealand and be with him and his wife.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 25, 2016 20:03 UTC