Emily Branje, 9, died after being swept out to sea at Hokitika in 2019. The tragic drowning of a 9-year-old girl on the West Coast may have been prevented if she had been wearing a life jacket, a coroner has found. She avoided making any direct recommendations, but said Emily “would have had a chance of survival” if she had been wearing a life jacket. The support we’ve received has been unbelievable, and it continues.”JOHN BISSET/STUFF Emily Branje was a keen highlander dancer, and four-wheel-driving fan. The Emily B drifter project can mimic the movements of a person in the water, with or without a life jacket.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2021 02:13 UTC