Tragedy strikes the Gympie region as 5 lives lost in one month
The heartbreaking discovery of a young Gympie woman’s body in bushland was just one on a long list of tragedies to devastate the region this month.
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The heartbreaking discovery of a young Gympie woman’s body in bushland was just one on a long list of tragedies to devastate the region so far this month.
Sarah Brown, 23, was found dead in bushland at Victory Heights on Monday, June 14, a week after she went missing.
Sarah had last been seen leaving her home in Victory Heights at 6pm Monday June 7, wearing thongs and a dress. She was reportedly going to buy alcohol from a nearby shop.
Her mother Janet Gardner arrived in Gympie the next day to meet her daughter following a previous arrangement, and a frantic search ensued.
She was discovered by a male friend the following Monday.
Police confirmed last Thursday (June 17) that Sarah’s death was not being treated as suspicious, pending results of a post mortem examination.
Police were preparing a report for the coroner.
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Widgee father killed in tragic Glastonbury crash farewelled
A 51-year-old man who was killed in a crash at Glastonbury was later remembered by more than 250 of his loved ones in a funeral at his Widgee home.
Domenico “Mick” Dipasquasio tragically died at the scene after his car collided head-on with another vehicle on Glastonbury Road just before 6.30pm on June 3.
Mr Dipasquasio has been described by his nephew Billy Wilson as a “beautiful, perfect” uncle, brother and son.
“(He was a father) but he tragically lost his son Jacob Shearer in the 2013 floods in Widgee,” Mr Wilson said.
Mum of four killed in horror crash remembered as ‘beautiful incredibly strong’ woman
A mum of four who was tragically killed in a horror head-on collision at Tuchekoi was remembered as a “beautiful, incredibly strong and joyful” woman.
Maria-Christina Gevers, known to her friends and family as Tina, was a single mum who lived locally to Imbil.
On Tuesday June 1, Maria-Christina was involved in a car crash where her blue Holden Commodore collided with a Nissan Navara on Kenilworth Skyring Creek Rd at about 2.50pm.
She was initially freed from her vehicle and airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, but died in hospital later that week.
Maria-Christina‘s oldest daughter Claudia Gevers later created a GoFundMe to help her family with the “shocking costs” of a funeral.
“A beautiful daughter and mum of four children has been taken from us in a horrible accident,” Claudia wrote on the GoFundMe.
“A woman who was so incredibly strong, kind hearted, beautiful, bubbly, joyful, a woman who single-handedly raised four kids, a woman who was a friend to many, a woman who looked for the good in everything and everyone, a woman who was the life of the party and forever young at heart, has left to be forever in God‘s care and love.”
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Gympie tractor tragedy victim Thomas Holt remembered as a ‘great man’
64-year-old grandfather Thomas Holt passed away following a tractor rollover on Gympie‘s Southside on Thursday, June 3.
He was immediately remembered by loved ones as a “caring”, ”honest” friend.
He was described by one of his close friends as a reliable person who was always up for a chat, and as a father figure to his nephew Louie.
“My father passed away … and then he played a bigger part in my life, he was always a great man, always had a smile on his face and no matter what the occasion was nothing would bring him down,” Louie said.
Missing Gympie man found dead after 18 days
A 37-year-old Gympie region man was found dead after going missing for nearly three weeks, police clarified on Tuesday afternoon (June 22).
Earlier police reports erroneously stated Andrew Davis had been located safe and well, but the Queensland Police Service released another update just one hour later confirming he had been found deceased.
Andrew was last seen leaving a Gympie residence near the Bruce Highway intersection on June 4.
Our thoughts and best wishes remain with the families, friends and loved ones of those who lost their lives in these tragic events.
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