Hannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·4 Jun, 2026 09:00 PM3 mins to read‌Gurshabad Singh, 8, drowned in the pool of a private home after escaping from a school van last week. Photo / Alyse Wright Gurshabad Singh, 8, drowned in the pool of a private home after escaping from a school van last week. Photo / Alyse Wright A grandmother at the house where an 8-year-old boy drowned is struggling with his death but hailing her neighbour and grandson as “absolute heroes” for trying to save his life.

Gurshabad Singh died last Monday after escaping from a Ritchies school van and drowning in the