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21-Year-Old Dies After Lightning Strike at Sunshine Coast Sports Complex

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death at a Cooroy sports ground.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called to the Cooroy Sporting Complex on Mary River Road on Thursday during a storm.
  • Multiple paramedics, including a critical care team, treated the woman before transporting her to Nambour Hospital in a life-threatening condition.
  • Police confirmed she could not be saved and that a coronial report will be compiled.
  • Queensland Ambulance Service said she was the only patient treated at the scene.
  • Cooroora United Football Club urged privacy and care within the community as the Bureau of Meteorology flagged ongoing thunderstorm activity in the region.