Missing student's body found in flooded New Zealand cave.
TL;DR
The body of a high school student was found in a cave after a school group of 15 students and two adults got into trouble when floodwaters hit during an outdoor education class trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei, New Zealand. The death has raised questions about why school officials chose to go ahead with the trip even after forecasters had warned that heavy rain was approaching. The heavy rainfall and flooding prompted authorities in Auckland to declare a state of emergency.
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