A Givealittle page set up to support the family of a woman who tragically drowned last Tuesday evening has reached more than $7000.
Amy Jenny Brown drowned while trying to rescue one of two girls, aged 8 and 5, at the lagoon near Haumoana Beach.
At the time, police said the 5-year-old girl was Ms Brown's daughter, and the 8-year-old her stepdaughter.
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Both girls were in the water but just one was in distress.