File photo. Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles
Life support has been turned off for one of the two boys who were buried when a sand dune collapsed on Aotea / Great Barrier Island at the weekend.
The boys were digging tunnels during a family picnic at Medlands Beach on Sunday when the sand caved in.
They were flown to Starship Hospital in a critical condition.
The father of Levi Sonchai Golaboski, Logan, has released a statement to Kaitoke School Aotea, saying the decision to end life support was made with a heavy heart.
The school said it was incredibly heartbroken and will be closed Friday for the community to grieve.
