A 20-year-old Australian woman has died following a collision between two jet skis off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. Emily Jayne Collie sustained neck and shoulder injuries in the accident at Kata Beach on Sunday evening.
Local reports indicate that her partner was riding the other jet ski and that glare from the sun on the water may have contributed to the crash. Lifeguards attempted to resuscitate Ms Collie, but she was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family. Ms Collie, from Kyabram, Victoria, had studied at Charles Sturt University. Her partner, Tom Keating, suffered minor injuries.
Mr Keating's sister, Bree Lyon, expressed the family's devastation, saying: 'I love how you loved my brother, the way you looked into his eyes with nothing but pure love, it was the truest thing I've ever been grateful to witness.'
