A BRITISH backpacker who spent 4 years saving for his “dream” vacation in New Zealand has tragically died days into his journey.
Joseph Snode, 26, was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Otira Freeway in Jacksons, Westland on January 28.
The backpacker, from Buckinghamshire, beloved the Lord of the Rings franchise.
Hobbiton – a major location used for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy and The Hobbit movie trilogy – was one of many first stops on his grand tour.
Joseph is claimed to have been killed immediately when the automobile he was travelling as a passenger in crashed on the South Island freeway.
His devastated household later revealed he had accepted a carry to Christchurch with three different folks, who all sustained minor accidents within the crash.
Joseph’s mom Elaine mentioned no phrases might specific “the ache and despair” that his household and associates had been feeling the world over.
She wrote in a GoFundMe created to boost cash for his funeral and memorial: “Joseph had so many plans for his future and he was actually dwelling his dream life earlier than it was taken from him.”
After graduating from college with a first-class honours diploma, Joseph labored because the occasions and venue supervisor at Buckingham College for 4 years, and at festivals together with Glastonbury, saving cash to sooner or later journey the world along with his backpack.
His dream journey noticed him go to Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong.
Ms Snode defined that her son was particularly enthusiastic about visiting New Zealand after going to Japan with associates in September final yr.
She mentioned: “He was so pleased, assembly new associates and taking photographs of his travels and the folks he’d met.
“He even met his soul mate and he or she joined him on his travels.”
Joseph touched down in New Zealand in early January.
It was a spot that was particular to each him and his household, as they had been all Lord of the Rings followers, Ms Snode mentioned.
She continued: “He had a beautiful few days staying with a pal he’d met beforehand on his travels that had invited him to remain.
“Then he visited Hobbiton and different LOTR websites and had a number of days mountaineering on his personal alongside the Abel Tasman Coast Monitor.
“We had no concept these magical days had been to be his remaining days in NZ.
“He was given a carry in a automobile to Christchurch that crashed, killing him immediately, the opposite occupants had minor accidents.”
Joseph, described by his mum as “one in a billion”, leaves behind his loving mother and father, his sister, his girlfriend, and lots of associates.
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