Staff Reporter
Auckland, February 5, 2025
The funeral of Abhishek Arora, who drowned in Piha Beach last week will be held at 2 pm today (Wednesday) at Ann’s Funeral, located at 11C Bolderwood Place, Wiri, South Auckland.
Arun Bharadwaj, a friend of the 25-year-old man whose body was found after a search, said that it was a difficult time for the family.
“Please join us to remember this fine young man. His marriage was scheduled to be held next month,” he said.
Radio New Zealand reported the following:
The body found on a beach on Auckland’s West Coast is understood to be an Indian man who went missing from Piha Beach earlier last week.
The man whose body was found on Bethells Beach, Abhishek Arora, 25, was amongst a group of swimmers who got into difficulty in the water at Piha on Tuesday evening.
Police said five swimmers were rescued but a sixth member of the group could not be located.
Arjun Bhardwaj, who has set up a Givealittle page to help the man’s family, said that Arora’s brother was returning to New Zealand from India to identify and collect his body.
“This is a significant financial burden during an already devastating time. Let’s rally around them and ease their sorrow,” the page said.
The Givealittle has so far raised more than $14,000.
