For more about the trial see: Emily Jordan Mad Dog River Boarding were recently prosecuted in connection with the death of Emily Jordan who died whilst river boarding in New Zealand in April 2008 (see link above) (Update Mad Dog later changed its name to The River Boarding Co.) A few days into the trial…
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…
On the day that the trial of Mad Dog river boarding was so very neatly wrapped up another trial started into the circumstances surrounding another adventure tourism related death in New Zealand. Catherine Peters, an 18 year old student in her first year of a veterinary degree at Massey University died in March from injuries…
“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…
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