See other posts about the trial here: Emily Jordan Mad Dog River Boarding has been fined substantially less than the maximum penalty of $250,000 per offence – just $33,000 on each of the two charges. From the Southland Times: “Adventure tourism company Mad Dog River Boarding has been fined $66,000 and ordered to pay $80,000…
First reports are coming in for the press conference held yesterday by British man Chris Jordan, father of Emily Jordan who drowned whilst river boarding with Mad Dog River Boarding in New Zealand in 2008. See other posts about the trial here: Emily Jordan update: Mad Dog later changed its name to The River Boarding…
“The appalling…ridiculous way she died has just been very upsetting. It was just so preventable at every stage and the impact on us is there forever” Chris Jordan, father of Emily Jordan (TVNZ) Please take some time to listen to his very articulate comments and recommendations in a Radio NZ interview link:http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/national/ckpt/2009/08/24/company_pleads_guilty_to_2_charges_over_tourist_deathThe company is liable…
As I predicted on Friday a deal was struck in the trial of Mcleod and the Mad Dog River boarding company in connection with the death of British tourist Emily Jordan, before the defence presented its case. Despite the trial going well a shocking three charges against McLeod and one against the company were dropped…
Picture Birmingham Mail From ODT 21 August “Allegations a company did not have an “industry standard” safe operational plan and was “irresponsible” for not carrying a rope were some of the issues discussed at length by Maritime New Zealand’s whitewater sports expert witness in the Queenstown District Court yesterday. In the prosecution following the death…
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