Mother reacts to coroner's report into daughter's Fiordland drowning

Thursday 17 July 2025 · 5 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 17 Jul 2025, 7:34pm

In this story Department of Conservation, Mary-Anne Borrowdale

The mother of Tegan Chen, a 10-year-old Australian girl who drowned in Marian Creek last year, has responded to a coroner's report. The report has brought both sadness and comfort to the family following the January 2024 incident in Fiordland National Park.

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 17 Jul 2025, 6:41pm

   Girl who died in Fiordland drowning missed 'every moment, every day' (opens in new tab)

   Also on NZ Herald (opens in new tab), Stuff (opens in new tab), RNZ (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZThu 17 Jul 2025, 7:34pm

   Girl who drowned in Fiordland is missed 'every moment, every day' (opens in new tab)