Tattoo artist Amy Cox, 20, killed in horror North Queensland crash
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a young tattoo artist who died in a car crash in North Queensland this weekend.
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A young tattoo artist has died in a car crash in North Queensland.
Amy Cox, from Atherton, died on March 25 after her vehicle collided with a tree near the Stoney Creek Bridge at around 3.30am. She was just 20 years old.
On Sunday, close friends gathered in Kamerunga to honour her memory. Kyla So Choy, a friend of Amy‘s, expressed her deep sorrow at the loss of someone she adored, describing her as having a charming personality.
“I loved that girl so much. She had the most beautiful personality,” she said.
“We met in grade 5 … we shared so many memories. I was there with her family since the day she got here.
“Our high school teachers said she had a beautiful way of expressing her emotions through her art. As she got older, her art got so much better. She had the most driven mindset to accomplish her goals, to become a tattoo artist.
“She was very adventurous. She’d like to explore anywhere and everywhere. She wanted to visit every waterfall there was, and hike up every hill there was. She loved nature.”
Sharnie Perrin, another friend, recalled Amy as the companion who kept her spirits up during challenging times.
“She was a little bit older than me. She’d take me out to bars and clubs because I didn’t have any friends and she didn’t want me to go alone,” Ms Perrin told the Cairns Post.
“She taught me how to have fun. We’d go on late night drives and listen to music
Amy‘s friends built a memorial near the site of the accident, where they mourned her passing until the early hours of Monday morning.
Ms Perrin revealed that they erected a large cross in honour of the artist, which they adorned with significant words and symbols.
They spent the entire day there on Sunday and stayed until 1am.
Originally published as Tattoo artist Amy Cox, 20, killed in horror North Queensland crash
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