Grandmother's plea after tragic fatal school excursion
A 13-year-old girl from New Zealand has tragically died after sustaining an “unsurvivable head injury” during a school excursion to an ice skating rink.
Kymani was rushed from Alpine Ice Sports Centre to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition on Tuesday morning, after falling while skating with her classmates.
Following her sudden death, the young girl's grandmother created an online fundraiser, where she explained, “Sadly while on a school excursion Kymani fell, sustaining an unsurvivable head injury.”
“This is a parent’s worst nightmare — sending your child to school and to never return home,” Kymani’s family said.
“Her parents, brothers, sisters and whanau are devastated. Kymani was a beautiful girl, only 13 years old."
“As this is an unexpected tragedy, any funds would be gratefully appreciated and will go towards preparing for what comes next.”
"Aroha nui Hiley-Hetaraka whanau (Much love to the Hiley-Hethara family)."
The skating rink was closed on Tuesday, as spokesperson said the staff’s “thoughts are with the family at this time”.
The Ministry of Education also released a statement, which read, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic news and our thoughts are with the family and school community. Our traumatic incident team is available to support the school for as long as needed.”
WorkSafe NZ is looking into the incident.
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