Student’s Body Found in Cave After New Zealand Hit by Floods

A sign is posted near where a student drowned following heavy rain near the northern New Zealand city of Whangarei, on May 10, 2023. Michael Cunningham/Northern Advocate via AP

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand police said they have found the body of a high school student in a cave after a school group got into trouble when floodwaters hit.

A group of 15 students and two adults had set out Tuesday morning on a trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei as part of an outdoor education class, authorities said. The others made it out safely.