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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
Mint
03-07-2025
- Mint
Tragic death: Backflip to celebrate ‘new life' with girlfriend costs 18-year-old his life
An 18-year-old in Australia lost his life after hitting his head on the floor of his new apartment while doing a celebratory backflip. According to media reports, Sonny Blundell, the teen who died in the incident, was very happy to start his "new life" with his girlfriend, having moved to a new apartment in Gold Coast, Queensland. On June 24, he "was found unresponsive" by his housemate in the lounge of their apartment and was shifted to a hospital soon after. Blundell was placed into a coma before undergoing brain surgery. However, on June 30, he succumbed to his injuries. Sonny Blundell'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. 'Moving to Queensland only a month ago, which was his greatest accomplishment, he worked the hardest concreting and making himself known,' she told The Daily Telegraph. She said that her brother had Facetimed her on the day of the incident. She recalled that he had been celebrating moving to Southport Beach with his best friend, Mitchell Bullard, when he did the backflip. 'He hit his head in the lounge room on the ground and had a headache, went to bed,' she told the outlet. '[He] woke up, went to the toilet, vomited, and then passed out. That's when his best friend found him unresponsive in the morning.' Sonny Blundell suffered 'multiple strokes' and a brain bleed ahead of having brain surgery, his sister shared on a GoFundMe page. 'The first 24 hours were the most critical … we nearly lost him after having multiple strokes and another bleed, which led to him needing a drain in his brain,' wrote Cromack-Hay. 'There is major uncertainty that Sonny will or will not pull through. He's working his hardest as there could be recovery and rehabilitation,' she wrote before his death. The GoFundMe page has raised nearly $14,500 so far, with a goal of reaching $18,000 to bring Blundell back to his hometown, New South Wales, and pay for funeral costs.
India Today
03-07-2025
- Health
- India Today
Australian man dies doing backflip to celebrate new life with partner in new home
An 18-year-old Australian boy died after hitting his head while doing a celebratory backflip in his new apartment. According to multiple reports in Australian media, Sonny Blundell suffered multiple strokes and internal bleeding, resulting from an injury from a state that the incident took place on June 24 when Blundell was celebrating his move from the Central Coast in New South Wales to the Gold Coast in 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, The Daily Telegraph quoted his sister Izabella Cromack-Hay as saying. According to reports, Sonny had Facetimed his sister before the incident. She recalled that her brother was happy about moving into a new house and starting a new life after being offered a well-paying job in the doing the backflip, Sonny hit his head on the ground in the lounge room. He went to bed with a woke up, went to the washroom, vomited, and then passed out. The following morning, his friend found him was taken to a hospital, where he suffered multiple strokes and a brain bleed. He underwent a social media post, his sister said Sonny's first 24 hours at the hospital were critical. "We nearly lost him after having multiple strokes and another bleed, which led to him needing a drain in his brain," she added, "There is major uncertainty that Sonny will or will not pull through. He's working his hardest as there could be recovery and rehabilitation," before his death.- Ends
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.'
News18
03-07-2025
- Health
- News18
Australian Man Dies Of Multiple Strokes, Brain Bleed After A Backflip To Celebrate New Apartment
An Australian man died after suffering multiple strokes and a brain bleed caused by a head injury during a backflip while celebrating his new home. An 18-year-old man in Australia died after he suffered multiple strokes and internal bleeding, resulting from an injury from a backflip, multiple media reports said. The deceased was identified as Sonny Blundell, who did the backflip on June 24, while he was celebrating moving into a new house with his girlfriend after he shifted base from the Central Coast in New South Wales to the Gold Coast in Queensland. The man died on June 30, after slipping into a coma and undergoing brain surgery. According to the reports, Sonny had facetimed his sister before the incident. She recalled how her brother was happy moving into a new house and starting a new life after he was offered a well-paying job in the area. As Sonny did the backflip, he hit his head on the ground in the lounge room. Subsequently, he went to bed with a headache, it was known. He woke up and went to the washroom, where he reportedly vomited and passed out. He was found unresponsive the following morning by his friend. As he was taken to a hospital, Sonny suffered multiple strokes and a brain bleed. He was then taken for surgery. According to a social media post by his sister, Sonny's first 24 hours at the hospital remained the most crucial. 'We nearly lost him after having multiple strokes and another bleed, which led to him needing a drain in his brain," she wrote. 'There is major uncertainty that Sonny will or will not pull through. He's working his hardest as there could be recovery and rehabilitation," she added in the post before her brother's death. First Published: July 03, 2025, 13:33 IST
