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News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
AFL 2025: Western Bulldog Jamarra Ugle-Hagan remains ‘a long way off' from footy at any level
The enthusiasm of recharged forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan won't force the hand of the Western Bulldogs to get him back on the field. Ugle-Hagan returned to the club last week after a prolonged absence that included a 30-day stay at a wellness retreat as he addressed off-field issues. In a podcast last weekend, the No.1 pick positively announced his desire to play footy again, even as early as this year. 'I want to play footy. I can't wait to play footy,' he said. 'I want to kick a f--king goal in front of those crowds. I have been watching every single Bulldogs game. I have been supporting them, been watching them. 'I will go to games at the end of the year. I genuinely want to play one more (game), I want to play some games – it's going to be grouse.' Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge on Wednesday said he hadn't listened to Ugle-Hagan's candid interview. But given his chance to address Ugle-Hagan's enthusiasm, Beveridge firmly declared the forward was 'a long way off' playing even at VFL level. 'He's a long way off ready to play, so that's all I'll say,' he said. 'I think with Jamarra – if he's going to be a weekly question – you'll just be wasting your time because he won't play at state-league level or at AFL level for a while. 'No use keep asking; you're probably going to take your own angles on it and that's up to you, but this one is about Sydney versus Western Bulldogs.' The Bulldogs, who travel to Sydney this weekend, have eight matches left in the home-and-away season.
News.com.au
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘Exploded': Influencer's horror near-death sauna ordeal
Aussie model Dominique Elissa has detailed how a peaceful escape turned into a nightmare when she nearly lost her life in a terrifying freak accident. The 30-year-old influencer shared a shocking story of the near-death experience that happened in the backyard of a house she was staying in. She posted a video on TikTok this week, explaining how she narrowly escaped death in a clip that has over 80,000 views. The podcast host was staying at a house 30 minutes outside Byron Bay, where she was set to host a wellness retreat the next day. But her tranquil getaway was ruined when a sauna on the property exploded just moments before she was about to use it. 'I didn't think I was going to talk about this, but I had a crazy, traumatising, near-death experience the other night,' Elissa said. She had turned on the sauna to heat up while cooking dinner, planning to use it afterwards as she had done the night before. 'I finish eating dinner and I'm about to put my swimmers on to go in the sauna, and I hear 'boom',' she explained. 'I look up and the entire sauna exploded.' The blast sent debris flying 10 to 15 metres into the air, causing a power cut in her remote accommodation. 'My phone was about to die, and I had no reception,' she said. 'I was screaming, 'Help, someone help me!' It was like a horror movie'. She managed to dial triple-0, but emergency services were unable to save the sauna. '(It) burned to the ground,' she said. 'It was the most horrific thing to experience because I was only a few minutes from going into that sauna'. 'I'm so grateful to be alive, so grateful to be here,' the wellness enthusiast added. Comments from her 73,000 TikTok followers quickly flooded in. 'This is straight out of a Final Destination movie,' one follower wrote, while another added, 'new fear unlocked'. Many also believed that Elissa's late mother, Odile Faludi, who passed away in March after a battle with stage four cancer, was watching over her. 'OMG Dom, life is so precious, your mum was there watching over you,' one follower commented, echoing the thoughts of many. Others shared their shock that this could even happen. 'I have never heard of this before,' one person admitted. 'Never going to a sauna again,' another claimed. Saunas can explode and burn down for a number of reasons. Malfunctions in the heater or thermostat can lead to electrical fires, as can poor design – like installing a heater too close to timber walls or ceilings. Leaving towels or other flammable items on or near the heater can also cause them to ignite quickly. While uncommon, some saunas use hot rocks that have internal cracks. If water becomes trapped within these cracks, it can heat up and cause the rocks to explode.
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Australian influencer reveals EXPLOSIVE near-death sauna experience: 'It was a horror movie!'
A tranquil escape turned to horror for Dominique Elissa, who has opened up about a shocking ordeal that nearly claimed her life. The influencer, 30, shared a video to TikTok this week to reveal that she narrowly escaped death after a shocking backyard accident. Dominique revealed that she was staying at a house 30 minutes from Byron Bay where she was to host a wellness retreat the following day. However, her idyllic getaway was shattered when a sauna on the property, that she was 'minutes' away from stepping into, exploded. 'I didn't think i was going to talk about this, but I had the most crazy, traumatising near death experience the other night,' Dominique explained. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I was away, 30 minutes out of Byron...I had put the sauna on to have a sauna - I was in it the night before.' Dominique went on to explain that she had turned the sauna on to heat up before cooking dinner, planning to step in after she ate. 'I finish eating dinner and I'm about to put my swimmers on to go in the sauna, and I hear "boom",' she said. 'I look up and the entire sauna exploded.' Dominique added that the explosion rose '10 to 15 metres' into the air, and caused a power outage in her remote accommodation. 'My phone was about to die and I had no reception,' she said. 'I am screaming, "Help! Somebody help me!" It was a horror movie.' Dominique was eventually able to dial 000, however, emergency services were unable to save the sauna. 'The whole sauna burnt to the ground,' she said. 'It was the most horrific thing to experience because I was a few minutes from going into that sauna.' 'I'm so grateful to be alive, so grateful to be here.' Dominique's ordeal was met with a flurry of comments from her 73,000 TikTok followers. 'This is straight out of a Final Destination movie, one follower offered, while another added a similar: 'new fear unlocked.' Others claimed that Dominique's mother, Odile Faludi, who passed away in March after battling stage four cancer, was watching over her. 'Omg Dom !! Life is so precious, your mum was there watching over you,' one follower commented, summing up the sentiment of many. Dominique's ordeal comes after she tied the knot with husband Tom Bull on March 7. The pair were married at Prince of Wales Hospital on March 7, just two weeks after getting engaged, so the bride could have the honour of having her ill mother walk her down the aisle. She revealed on Instagram she was initially 'upset, angry and a mess' when she received the news, but decided she would stop at nothing to have her mother walk her down the aisle. The pair were married at Prince of Wales Hospital on March 7, just two weeks after getting engaged, so the bride could have the honour of having her ill mother Odile Faludi walk her down the aisle Dominique then shared the heartbreaking news that her mother had died, just over a week after the nuptials Sharing images and video of the bittersweet ceremony with her followers, Dominique and Tom made the best of their union as they celebrated with their families, who met for the first time on the big day. Dominique then shared the heartbreaking news that her mother had died, just over a week after the nuptials. Sharing a video montage of her mother looking joyful at her daughter's wedding earlier this month, Dominique wrote: 'This is heartbreaking and it doesn't feel real. 'Less than two weeks ago we celebrated our wedding, and yesterday I had to say goodbye to the most incredible woman who ever walked the planet. 'My mum has always been my greatest inspiration, fighting with grace, always saying that negativity is worse than cancer.'
