Eight children who drowned during one summer were the focus of a recent coroner’s report that highlighted the need for close supervision when children are near water. The eight deaths occurred in the summer of 2021-22 throughout the country: two in Northland, two in Wellington, and one each in Napier, Minginui, Christchurch and Auckland.

The drownings of eight children aged under six in one summer have prompted an investigation by the coroner who says adults must more closely supervise young children near the water.

Eight children who drowned over one summer have been the focus of a recent coroner’s report that has highlighted the need for close supervision when children are near water. The eight deaths occurred in the summer of 2021-2022 around the country including two in Northland,

Eight children who drowned over one summer have been the focus of a recent coroner’s report that has highlighted the need for close supervision when childr