WorldNZ HeraldMaddison Aitken remembered after car crashes into Tauranga Harbour
A teenager named Maddison Aitken has died after her car crashed into Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand, with tributes describing her as a bright light taken too soon.
A teenager who died after her car crashed into Tauranga Harbour has been remembered for her “bright light” and “beautiful spirit”. Emergency services were...
Teenager Maddison Aitken died after her car crashed into Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand, with divers recovering her body on Friday morning.
A local store manager said this was believed to be about the third time a vehicle had gone into the water from Chapel Street in the past six years.
Friends and family paid tribute to Aitken, describing her as a deeply loved young woman whose bright spirit would never be forgotten.
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