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.<\/p>\n
The boys were digging tunnels during a family picnic at Medlands Beach on Sunday when the sand caved in.<\/p>\n
They were flown to Starship Hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
The father of Levi Sonchai Golaboski, Logan, has released a statement to Kaitoke Area School, saying the decision to end life support was made with a heavy heart.<\/p>\n
The school said it was incredibly heartbroken and will be closed Friday for the community to grieve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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