Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones dies in Thai hospital

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Nick heath the president of the Beaumaris football club where Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles played has paid tribute to the 19-year-old saying her death is a devastating loss.

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00:00Yes, a family representative made contact this afternoon and basically informed us that

00:08they had to make that horrible decision that no family should have to make where they had

00:14to turn off the life support of Bianca once they realised that all avenues of medical

00:22assistance were exhausted and there was no chance she'd wake up.

00:27So it's a horrific situation.

00:32The family took comfort from the fact that all the extended family were at her bedside

00:37at the time.

00:39Again, still horrific that everyone had to experience that.

00:44Despite that, the family have said they've just been overwhelmed by the support that's

00:50come from not only our local community here but right across Australia.

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