Port Douglas State School mourns loss of teacher Emily Hutchinson, 31, after hiking tragedy
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Subscriber only HEARTBROKEN students of a Far North school will be offered counselling following the death of a vibrant, young and lovely teacher after a hiking tragedy. Emily Hutchinson, 31 and originally from Gympie, was preparing to teach Year 5 and 6 at the Port Douglas State School this year after previously teaching at Weipa s Western Cape College, before tragedy struck at Stoney Creek falls on Sunday. The 31-year-old suffered serious head injuries before passing at the Cairns Base Hospital. The Port Douglas State Schools P&C committee has issued a touching tribute to the much-loved teacher who was already admired and respected by her peers and pupils just three days into her new job.
Teacher, 31, dies of catastrophic head injuries after being ‘crushed by falling boulders at foot of waterfall’
Updated: 1 Feb 2021, 18:57
A TEACHER died from head injuries after being crushed by falling boulders at the foot of a waterfall .
Emily Hutchinson, 31, had been hiking in Barron Gorge National Park in Queensland, Australia, when she got into trouble on Saturday.
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Primary school teacher Emily Hutchinson died from head injuries after being hit by falling boulders at the bottom of a waterfallCredit: Facebook
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The 31-year-old had been hiking in Barron Gorge National Park in Queensland, AustraliaCredit: Alamy
Police hiked for an hour to reach the injured primary school teacher and a rescue helicopter made several sweeps over the park to aid the search.
Dead waterfall hiker identified as Gympie teacher Ben Newman with partner Emily Hutchinson who was pronounced dead on Sunday at Cairns Base Hospital after suffering serious head injuries at Stoney Creek Falls. Picture: Facebook
News 31st Jan 2021 6:14 PM | Updated: 1st Feb 2021 7:27 AM A HIKER who died following serious head injuries suffered at Stoney Creek falls has been identified as a primary school teacher. Emily Hutchinson, 31, was declared at Cairns Post Hospital on Sunday after being flown from the falls aboard the Rescue 510 helicopter in a critical condition. Friends of the former Western Cape College teacher have paid tributes to the most beautiful soul ever .