Tragic Death: Backflip to Celebrate ‘New Life’ with Girlfriend Costs 18-Year-Old His Life
GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, JUN 30 – Sonny Blundell suffered multiple strokes and a brain bleed after hitting his head during a celebratory backflip, with a GoFundMe raising over $22,000 AUD for his funeral costs.
- Sonny Blundell, 18, died on June 30 after hitting his head during a backflip in his Gold Coast apartment on June 24.
- Sonny Blundell, 18, recently moved from New South Wales to Queensland to start a new life with his girlfriend and undertake a concreting job, prompting the celebratory backflip that led to his fatal injury.
- Sonny Blundell, 18, was rushed to Queensland Hospital ICU, placed into a coma, underwent brain surgery, and suffered multiple strokes and a brain bleed before passing away on June 30.
- The GoFundMe has raised over $23,000 of its $28,000 goal; the family appeals for continued support for funeral and repatriation costs.
- Sonny's family is raising funds to bring his body home for funeral arrangements and repatriation, following his death from a backflip injury on June 30.
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Tragic death: Backflip to celebrate ‘new life’ with girlfriend costs 18-year-old his life
The 18-year-old's sister, Izabella Cromack-Hay, said he had recently moved to the Gold Coast suburb of Southport ‘to start a new life with his girlfriend’ after being offered a concreting job in the area.


Teenager dies six days after 'celebrating new life with backflip'
Sonny Blundell, 18, was rushed to hospital after he performed a backflip to celebrate his "new life" with his housemate
Sonny Blundell, 18, had just moved in with his girlfriend. But after doing a backflip he died, writes The Mirror. "I ask everyone to continue to support our family as we need to get Sonny home as his sisters are waiting for him," writes his sister Izabelle.
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