Kaikōura coast helicopter crash: Parents farewelled
23 Dec, 2020 01:30 AM
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By: Anna Leask, Kurt Bayer and Anna Leask
Anna Leask is a senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
The North Canterbury couple who died in a helicopter crash north of Kaikoura - leaving their two young children orphaned - have been farewelled at a funeral service today.
Andrew Hamish Davidson, 60, and his wife Lin Chen, 39, died when their helicopter crashed into the beach at Kēkerengū last Tuesday afternoon.
Their two children and another child survived the crash but were injured and pulled from the wreckage by locals who rushed to the scene.
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