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Clare McCann’s Cryonics Campaign Raises Just $6,270 with Time Running Out

She launched the $300,000 fundraiser after her son’s suicide highlighted alleged school failures with a seven-day deadline to complete the preservation

Clare McCann with her son Artreyu, who took his own life on Friday.
Actress Clare McCann attends the Sydney Film Festival 2024 at State Theatre on June 05, 2024, in Sydney, Australia.
Clare McCann in 2021.
Clare McCann With Her Son Atreyu McCann

Overview

  • The GoFundMe has reached $6,270 of its $300,000 target with only days left in the seven-day window since Atreyu’s death on May 23.
  • Atreyu took his own life after reportedly suffering months of severe bullying at a New South Wales public school, according to his mother.
  • Southern Cryonics, Australia’s first cryonics facility, has agreed to undertake the preservation procedure, although experts warn there are no guarantees of revival.
  • The NSW Department of Education says it is providing counseling support and expresses devastation, but McCann disputes that any substantive action was taken.
  • McCann has vowed to use any excess funds for a national anti-bullying education campaign and legal action against institutions she holds responsible.