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24y · Female·Head, chest and leg injuries from motor vehicle collision (Driver)
Kate Leanne Zulpo, aged 24, died from head, chest and leg injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the Eumundi-Kenilworth Road near Eerwah Vale, Queensland on 3 April 2007. She was the sole occupant and driver …
42y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in aircraft crash resulting from port side wing tip …
Philip Scholl, an inexperienced microlight pilot with only 20 hours flight training, died in a crash near Mareeba on 20 October 2005. The aircraft T2-2776 was airworthy unfit due to degraded wing fabric, corroded cables,…
19y · Female·bronchopneumonia due to cerebral anoxia due to neck compression (hanging)
Kylie Maree Reid, a 19-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from hanging on 21 September 2006, three days after police attended her home in response to a domestic violence complaint. She had been in a 3-year relationship with…
54y · Male·Drowning after falling overboard from the Shanendale at Otter Reef
Peter Trcka, an experienced 54-year-old fisherman with an artificial leg and history of alcohol-related seizures, disappeared from a trawler anchored at Otter Reef on 1 March 2006. He was last seen at 4:30am appearing we…
2y · Female·Drowning in an above-ground swimming pool
Hannah Plint, a 2½-year-old, died from drowning after accessing an above-ground pool by dragging a chair to the gate and opening it unsupervised. Her mother was inside with a younger sibling. The pool fence and gate sepa…
69y · Male·Severe head injury due to a motor vehicle accident
John Venturato, a 69-year-old man driving on the Bruce Highway in Queensland, collided head-on with a wide load (a house 8.9m wide) being transported north at approximately 5:30am on 6 September 2005. He was killed insta…
Female·Single vehicle accident
Rhonda Joy Steggall died in a single vehicle accident investigated by the Rockhampton Coroner's Court. The inquest examined the circumstances of the collision, focusing on three key contributing factors: the condition of…
60y · Male·asphyxia sequential to hanging due to depression
Robert Harris, a 60-year-old man with depression, made two suicide attempts within 24 hours. After the first attempt on 27 June 2006, he was discharged from Cairns Base Hospital Emergency Department with a plan to attend…
49y · Female·Respiratory failure sequential to ingestion of Glyphosate due to depression and …
Patricia Van Putten, a 49-year-old retired teacher, died by suicide via glyphosate ingestion on 18 February 2006, four days after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization for a serious self-harm attempt (throat lacerat…
26y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash during a police pursuit
Craig Shepherd, 26, died from head injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash during a police pursuit on 16 June 2006 in Queensland. He was riding at excessive speed on Beechmont Road when he lost control at a tight bend. …
48y · Female·Unknown
Christine Maria Fenner, aged 48, disappeared from her home on 12 February 1999 and is presumed dead. In the days before her disappearance, she was observed to be in extremely poor health with concerning signs including f…
52y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained as the driver of a motor vehicle in a single-vehicle…
Jane Rose Sturgiss, a 52-year-old courier driver, died in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on 21 May 2007 after falling asleep at the wheel. She had worked a full day, then drove almost 1,000 kilometres from Mackay t…
67y · Male·Complicated endotracheal tube insertion due to or as a consequence of recent clo…
Oliver Steven McVey, a premature twin born at 31 weeks gestation weighing 1036g, died from complications of endotracheal tube re-insertion at 67 days of age. Following successful surgical ligation of a patent ductus arte…
21y · Female·Immersion (drowning) following a car crash
Kristina Tynan, 21, died from drowning following a car crash into a lagoon during a brief police pursuit in Maryborough, Queensland. The pursuit lasted approximately 7 seconds after the driver failed to stop at police si…
Male·Truck accident, steep descent
This inquest examined the death of Paul Gerrard Howe in a truck accident. The coroner's catchwords indicate the case involved a steep descent and driver inexperience as key factors. However, the full findings document co…
54y · Male·Massive soft tissue and bony injury sustained in motor vehicle accident (truck r…
Ian Charles Wills, a 54-year-old truck driver, died following a rollover of his articulated truck on Strathblane Road near Injune on 13 January 2007. Vehicle inspection identified defective trailer brakes and prime mover…
Crash of light aircraft following partial engine failure after takeoff. Deaths a…
A Cessna 206 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Willowbank, Queensland on 2 January 2006, killing five of seven occupants. The pilot, a relatively inexperienced 22-year-old with minimal skydiving operation experie…
85y · Male·Cachexia due to esophagitis due to HIV infection
An 85-year-old prisoner with long-standing HIV infection died from cachexia due to esophagitis while receiving palliative care at a hospital secure unit. He had been admitted with falls and back pain, and investigations …
Female·death by drug toxicity
Melanie Boyd, a teenager, died from drug toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and excessive alcohol. The inquest revealed critical failures in recognising he…
18y · Male·Head injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident following a police pursuit
Joseph Duncan, 18, died in a motor vehicle crash while a passenger in a stolen vehicle being pursued by police. The driver, intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of 0.234%, lost control at high speed on a complex stretc…
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