The profound effect of grief, 36 years on

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The profound effect of grief, 36 years on

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Lucy O'Hagan

Haast River
It is exactly 36 years since Sean stepped in to cross the Haast River, and fell, and was never seen again. Karora - Wikimedia

JUST WONDERING

Lucy O’Hagan shares the details of a personal tragedy and tries to put words to an almost indescribable loss

For as long as I can remember, the summer holiday period has always been accompanied by the holiday road toll and, to a lesser extent, deaths by drown