Overview
- The Noosa Lions player was practicing goal kicking with her partner at Cooroy Sporting Complex late Thursday when she was struck.
- Critical care paramedics treated her at the scene and she was taken to Nambour Hospital in a critical condition, where she died.
- Football Queensland and Cooroora United suspended all club activities, and teams offered counseling and shared tributes to the young athlete and coach.
- The Bureau of Meteorology has flagged several days of dangerous storms for southeast Queensland, and confirmed a brief radar image outage did not affect forecasts or warnings.
- Queensland Ambulance Service noted bystanders attempted to use a defibrillator before crews arrived, and the victim’s mother thanked responders for their efforts.