Helping Kim's family to take her body home

$10,780 donated
Given by 157 generous donors in 4 weeks

Please give a little to help the family's financial expense - as nothing but time can help them to overcome their loss of Kim.

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Kim, a German citizien was involved in a serious motorbike crash on the Coromandel on Thursday, 14th Dec 17.

The police were responding to the crash involving a van and a motorbike near the intersection of SH25 and Hikauai Settlement Road. The crash occurred at about 5.30pm. The van pulled out and didn't see the bike coming.

Kim has been in New Zealand on a working holiday visa and helped bilingual primary school children to learn German (including my 9year old daughter).

Over the last few days she had taken some time to explore the Coromandel with a friend and also went as a passenger on a trip with a motorbike, which turned out fatal for her.

She was thrown of the bike and hit the ground hard, head first and received severe head injuries that basically sent her straight into a coma.

Her family in Germany have been able to see her via skype conferencing to say their good bye.

As her brain function had stopped, her injuries were irreversible and Kim is a registered organ donor her parents agreed with the New Zealand doctors to grant Kim's last wish and turned off her life support today. As an organ donor Kim's spirit will live on in the many she will help.

Kim's father is flying out from Germany to arrive in New Zealand this Sunday.

Losing a loved one is especially hard before Christmas and being so far away makes matters more complicated and prolonged.

The family's wish is to bring Kim home and lay her to rest in her home town.

I am hoping that with "give a little" the family's financial expense can be helped - as nothing but time can help them to overcome their loss of Kim.

Silke Marriott's involvement (page creator)

I do want to help as dealing with the loss of your child especially at this time of year must be so overwhelming and I would like the family to know that we, as New Zealanders (by birth or choice) do care about all people who do come to this pretty country and that they are not alone.

Use of funds

The money raised will be used for travelling costs and transferring Kim's body from New Zealand to Germany and any costs involved in her medical care after her fatal bike crash.

Any money raised exceeding these costs will be donated to the Westpac chopper.

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Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 05 Jan 2018
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Judith
Judith on 05 Jan 2018
Es hat mich betroffen gemacht davon zu lesen. Ich wünsche der ganzen Familie viel Kraft ! Von Herzen Judith
$100
Familie Waelde
Familie Waelde on 01 Jan 2018
RIP - unser Mitgefühl gilt allen, die Kim vermissen werden!
$50
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 28 Dec 2017
Die Zeit heilt nicht alle Wunden, sie lehrt uns nur mit dem unbegreiflichen zu leben. Mein aufrichtiges Beileid und tiefes Mitgefühl für diesen schweren Verlust. Möge dir und deiner Familie die Erinnerung an die gemeinsame Zeit auch Trost spenden.
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D.R.
D.R. on 27 Dec 2017
$50

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This campaign started on 16 Dec 2017 and ended on 15 Jan 2018.