Danni Hogan and Louis Aiello had left New Zealand at the end of July to begin a year-long trip overseas. Photo / Supplied
Danni Hogan and Louis Aiello had left New Zealand at the end of July to begin a year-long trip overseas. Photo / Supplied
The partner of a Kiwi woman who died after jumping off a bridge into water in Canada has described her as "the love of my life".
Danni Hogan, 23, of New Plymouth died after jumping off the 20-metre-high Bruhn Bridge with four others into the water of the Sicamous Channelin the Canadian Rockies at Sicamous, British Columbia.
"Danni was the love of my life and always will be," Louis Aiello wrote on a Givealittle page set up to raise funds to bring Hogan's body home.
"She will forever hold the biggest part of my heart and I feel unbelievably lucky to have shared my life and my heart with Danni."
Hogan and Aiello had left New Zealand at the end of July to start a year-long trip abroad.
"She was glowing with life and excitement and was ready to take on the world."
Danni Hogan, 23, of New Plymouth died after jumping off a bridge into water in Canada. Photo / Supplied
The Salmon Arm Observer in British Columbia reported the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called to the Bruhn Bridge over the Sicamous Channel at 2am on Wednesday local time.
"According to an RCMP press release, the woman was in medical distress after jumping from the bridge into the channel," the newspaper reported.
"The woman was one of four people to jump from the bridge, which is approximately 20 metres from the surface of the water. When she did not immediately resurface, other people present helped her to shore.
"According to the RCMP release, the woman was transported to a local hospital and then to a larger hospital in the area before she was pronounced dead."
