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| Australian woman killed after jetski collides with boyfriend's in Thailand | |
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| An Australian woman has died on holiday in Thailand after her jetski collided at high speed with another being driven by her boyfriend. | |
| The Bangkok Post reported that the couple were riding the jetskis off Kata beach in Phuket on Sunday afternoon. The woman who died was identified as a Victorian woman, Emily Jayne Collie, 20, and her partner as Tommy Keating. | The Bangkok Post reported that the couple were riding the jetskis off Kata beach in Phuket on Sunday afternoon. The woman who died was identified as a Victorian woman, Emily Jayne Collie, 20, and her partner as Tommy Keating. |
| Lifeguards gave her first aid on the beach before taking her to a nearby hospital but she died en route. Local media reported that Collie suffered severe neck and shoulder injuries. In a police statement, Keating said the glaring sun had blinded their vision. | |
| A spokesman for Katon fire and rescue department told the media there would be a postmortem examination, and that Collie’s family in Australia had been informed of her death. | A spokesman for Katon fire and rescue department told the media there would be a postmortem examination, and that Collie’s family in Australia had been informed of her death. |
| “People on the beach tried to rescue her and send her to a hospital,” Patiwat Yodkwan, a senior police officer, told AFP, adding that her partner was not seriously injured in the accident. | “People on the beach tried to rescue her and send her to a hospital,” Patiwat Yodkwan, a senior police officer, told AFP, adding that her partner was not seriously injured in the accident. |
| “We are still investigating the cause of the accident. The boyfriend is in mourning … so we cannot ask him much.” | “We are still investigating the cause of the accident. The boyfriend is in mourning … so we cannot ask him much.” |
| Friends of Collie, a student at Charles Sturt University, paid tribute to her on social media. | |
| “Cannot even accept that this has happened,” Collie’s friend Steph Hanlon wrote. “Such a beautiful and strong girl and I feel so blessed to have once been so close with you. Emily Jayne Collie you will forever be loved, hope there’s a nice big trampoline up there for you xxxx.” | |
| Keating’s sister, Bree Lyon, told Fairfax Media the family was “absolutely devastated” about the death of “our darling girl with those beautiful curls”. | |
| “From the very moment I met you I loved you, I cherished your genuine heart, and that beautiful smile,” Lyon said. “I was inspired by you in so many ways, my darling girl, you were so strong and so determined. | |
| “I miss you so much, Emily. I truly do. I love how you loved my brother, the way you looked into his eyes with nothing but pure love, it was the truest thing I’ve ever been grateful to witness.” | |
| Keating suffered minor injuries in the accident. | |
| Collie previously attended Goulburn Valley grammar school in Shepparton and was reportedly from Kyabram, 200km north of Melbourne. | Collie previously attended Goulburn Valley grammar school in Shepparton and was reportedly from Kyabram, 200km north of Melbourne. |
| • This article was amended on Tuesday 7 February. The original version said Tommy Keating was Emily Jayne Collie’s husband. |