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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Yahoo
Teen Dies After Celebratory Backflip Causes Severe Brain Damage
An Australian teenager tragically died last week after suffering severe brain damage from a botched backflip. Sonny Blundell, 18, was reportedly celebrating with best friend Mitchell Bullard on June 24 inside their new apartment in Queensland when he attempted the stunt. Blundell's sister, Izabella Cromack-Hay, told The Daily Telegraph that her brother had just relocated from New South Wales to "start a new life with his girlfriend" before the accident. Cromack-Hay had FaceTimed with Blundell earlier in the day. 'He hit his head in the lounge room on the ground and had a headache went to bed,' Cromack-Hay told the outlet. '[He] woke up, went to the toilet vomiting and then passed out. That's when his best friend found him unresponsive in the morning.' Blundell was rushed to the Queensland Hospital Intensive Care Unit and was placed in a coma. According to the GoFundMe page set up for Blundell, he suffered "multiple strokes" within the first 24 hours of his confinement. He underwent brain surgery but died six days after the incident. Cromack-Hay shared the tragic news on a GoFundMe page that had raised over $16,600 as of Saturday morning. The remaining funds will go into funeral costs and the transport of his body back to his Dies After Celebratory Backflip Causes Severe Brain Damage first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 5, 2025
The Independent
03-07-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Australian man celebrating new home with backflip dies of head injury
An Australian man's backflip stunt to celebrate his new apartment on the Gold Coast proved fatal after he suffered a head injury. Sonny Blundell, 18, died on Monday (30 June), six days after battling a brain injury in a Queensland hospital. He had moved from Central Coast, New South Wales, to Queensland for a concreting job and to start a new life with his girlfriend, his sister Izabella Cromack-Hay told Australian news outlets. However, on 24 June, while celebrating his move with friends, Blundell attempted a backflip in the lounge room of his apartment but hit his head on the floor. Although he initially appeared to recover and went to bed with a headache, he later woke up vomiting, went to the bathroom and collapsed. His best friend found him unresponsive the next morning, The Daily Telegraph reported. 'Moving to Queensland only a month ago, which was his greatest accomplishment, he worked the hardest concreting and making himself known,' Ms Cromack-Hay told the outlet. Blundell was rushed to the hospital and placed in a coma in the intensive care unit. He underwent brain surgery and 'battled multiple strokes' and a brain bleed, but died from his injuries six days later, on 30 June, his sister wrote on his GoFundMe page. 'The first 24 hours were the most critical. We nearly lost him after he had multiple strokes and another bleed, which led to him needing a drain in his brain,' it said. She described her brother as a hardworking and loving young man who had been excited about his fresh start in Queensland. 'Moving to Queensland only a month ago, which was his greatest accomplishment, he worked the hardest concreting and making himself known,' his sister said. Madeline Blundell, her mother, paid tribute to her son in a Facebook post. 'My beautiful baby grew his bigger wings today and passed and is in heaven,' she wrote. 'Sonny died peacefully and is in a beautiful place. My heart is broken and my best friend in the world is gone. I love you my boy.'
News.com.au
03-07-2025
- News.com.au
‘Disbelief and pain': Family's heartache after teen tradie dies in backflip accident in lounge room
A teenage tradie has died after suffering horror head injuries from a backflip accident in his new apartment - with his family remembering the 'beautiful' young man. Tributes are flowing for Sonny John Orlando Blundell, 18, after he suffered a major accident last Friday when he hit his head during a celebration at his new apartment in Queensland. Mr Blundell had been performing a backflip when he hit his head. He had just moved to the Sunshine State from the NSW Central Coast to start a new life with his girlfriend, where he had been offered a concreting job. Mr Blundell's sister Izabella Cromack-Hay told The Courier Mail that she had Facetimed him on the day he hit his head. 'He hit his head in the lounge room on the ground and had a headache went to bed, woke up went to the toilet vomiting and then passed out that's when his best friend found him unresponsive in the morning,' she said. Mr Blundell was left in a coma in the Queensland Hospital Intensive Care Unit, fighting the brain injury. In a GoFundMe organised by his sister she said that Mr Blundell had been 'fighting this battle' as much as he could, but in an update on Tuesday she confirmed he had died in hospital, surrounded by his family and loved ones. The crowd-funding page has raised over $23,000, with proceeds going towards bringing Mr Blundell home and organising his funeral. 'I ask everyone to still support our family as we need to bring Sonny home as his sisters are waiting for him,' Ms Cromack-Hay wrote on the page. 'We are all here in Queensland trying our hardest to organize this horrible time and prepare ourselves. 'We are all in disbelief and major pain.' Tributes for the teenager flowed on social media, including from his mother Madeline Blundell who wrote: 'I'll bring you home my boy, my love, my soul and my heart, my best friend and my shoulder to laugh with and cry. 'I miss you so much my baby. Ma is here.'
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Teen tradie dies after backflip goes wrong when celebrating new apartment
An 18-year-old Gold Coast man who died after doing a celebratory backflip and hitting his head is being remembered as "the kindest, loving and nurturing man", who "touched everyone's soul so deeply. Sonny John Orlando Blundell was found unresponsive by his housemate and best friend on Tuesday, June 24, in his Southport Apartment. He had been celebrating his recent move from the New South Wales Central Coast to the Gold Coast the night before. Sonny reportedly hit his head when executing a backflip in his new lounge room. He complained of a headache and went to bed, before, according to his sister, "waking up vomiting" then "passing out". His housemate found him unconscious, and Sonny was then rushed to hospital. At hospital he suffered multiple strokes and a brain bleed, according to his family. On June 30, he passed away surrounded by loved ones. "Our beautiful Sonny has grown his wings and passed away. We are all in disbelief and major pain," sister Izabella Cromack-Hay wrote on a GoFundMe page. "I ask everyone to still support our family as we need to bring Sonny home, as his sisters are waiting for him. Rest in peace, our beautiful boy." 🏠 Major new ban for Australian homes after years of tradies falling ill 😔 Family's heartbreak after young dad with 72 holes in his lungs dies 🏥 Nurse feared paraplegia after 'terrifying' pool mishap in Bali Sonny was an avid Bulldogs fan and had just started a new job working on the new light rail, in a concreting position. "He moved to Queensland to start a new life with his girlfriend," Izabella told the Courier Mail. "Sonny touched everyone's soul so deeply, he was the kindest, loving and nurturing man you could have met," she said. His laugh and smile would light up a room in seconds. From the day he was born, he would always keep mum on her toes. "Sonny will forever be missed and forever loved by all." A fundraiser has been established to assist the family with funeral costs and transporting Sonny back home to NSW. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Teenage tradie tragically dies in a freak accident in his loungeroom while celebrating a major milestone
An 18-year-old tradie has died after hitting his head while doing a backflip in his new Gold Coast apartment. Sonny John Orlando Blundell was found unresponsive by his housemate on June 25, in their Southport Beach apartment, after suffering with a headache and vomiting following the backflip in his loungeroom. The tradie was taken to Queensland Hospital and put into a coma. He suffered several strokes before having brain surgery, but died on June 30. Mr Blundell was tragically celebrating moving into a new apartment with his friend Mitchell Bullard when the accident took place. His sister Izabella Cromack-Hay revealed he was starting a new life with his girlfriend after moving from the Central Coast in NSW. 'He was celebrating moving into the Meriton on Southport beach with his best friend Mitchell Bullard when he did a backflip and hit his head,' she told The Daily Telegraph. The tradie had also recently been offered a concreting job on the new light rail. 'Sonny had an extraordinary lifestyle, he lived his short 18 years of life to the fullest of his ability,' his sister said. He 'touched everyone's soul so deeply, he was the kindest, loving and nurturing man you could have met'. Ms Cromack-Hay said her brother lived his life to the fullest and the young tradie was a big Bulldogs fan. He had been extremely proud to have accomplished his dream of moving to Queensland a month ago. His sister revealed how Sonny was incredibly close with his mum, Madeline Blundell. Paying tribute to her son, Ms Blundell wrote on Facebook: 'My beautiful baby grew his bigger wings today and passed and is in heaven. 'Sonny died peacefully and is in a beautiful place. My heart is broken and my best friend in the world is gone. I love you my boy.' Mr Blundell's sister has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs and to bring him back home to NSW. She described how the family is in 'disbelief and major pain' following the tradie's death. 'We need to bring Sonny home as his sisters are waiting for him,' she wrote.
