Three teenaged boys have been singled out for their bravery in the wake of a mini-van crash that killed three members of Bay of Plenty school group in Kenya last week.
Survivors of the crash that killed 19-year-old former Bethlehem College pupil Caitlin Dickson and Brian and Grace Johnston shared their experiences at a media conference this afternoon, after arriving back in New Zealand earlier this week.
The mini-van had been travelling along Kenya's Nairobi-Murang'a highway carrying 16 group members when it lost control and rolled into a ditch.
Sam McDougall, 18, who fronted the conference with his arm in a sling, recounted how he woke up shortly after the impact and immediately set about helping others injured with friends David Fellows, 19, and Luke Fisher, 17.
The trio checked others in the van - including teachers Philip Russell and Jan Dean, both seriously injured - and asked each if they were okay.