and the bloke that died seems to be 68 year old ... two outta three ain't prooof but it is the majority guess.
Cheers - John
jules47 said
01:10 PM Jan 30, 2016
Friends of mine only left that caravan park, day before. Was parked the other side of the tree that fell. So lucky for them.
jules47 said
01:12 PM Jan 30, 2016
Friends of mine only left that caravan park, day before. Was parked the other side of the tree that fell. So lucky for them.
kandagal said
01:24 PM Jan 30, 2016
We're at Burrum Heads & got the same storm. One lighting strike was so close lightning & thunder came at the same instant. It was so loud it gave me a fright.
Yuglamron said
03:43 PM Jan 30, 2016
Such a tragedy.
Recently there was a huge outcry in Hervey Bay because they "Culled" a few Gum trees because of Lorikeet's droppings on people's vans. What would it have been like if they cut down trees for safety reasons, because they are Gum trees and Known to be dangerous.
Gum Trees and Caravan Parks do not mix.
A tragedy all round.
Aus-Kiwi said
06:55 PM Jan 30, 2016
At least when I read these things ,, I think at least they where doing things they loved to do ..
However so so sad for family after accident it seems they are so easy to avoid .. Yes after the accident ..
Cruising Cruze said
09:01 PM Jan 30, 2016
We had last night shocking weather power was off for 3 hrs from 7 till 10 a clock we live only less than 3 km away in a straight line It was that bad that you would not even let your dog or cat staying in the annex
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:00:04 PM
Cruising Cruze said
10:56 PM Jan 30, 2016
It seems to be that the man what passed away at Scarness caravan park was inside his caravan
""
The 68-year-old Narangba man was in his caravan when the tree fell, hitting him on the head.
The man suffered serious head injuries and had to be revived at the scene. He later died in hospital.""
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:00:27 PM
Joe50 said
12:42 AM Jan 31, 2016
Not taking anything away from the sadness of the accident and the unfortunate loss of the vanner's life, but having spent most of my working life in different areas of the media, these clangers in BG's links stood out like, well, you know what....
The Fraser Coast Chronicle contradicted itself by saying "The man was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital, but was declared deceased upon arrival.", but four sentences later it said "He later died in hospital."
While The Brisbane Times reported that "... lightninghad set a nearby paddock of large hay bails ablaze, near the Isis Central Sugar Mill."
I just shakes me head
Cheers
Joe
Phillipn said
04:26 PM Jan 31, 2016
Yuglamron wrote:
Such a tragedy.
Recently there was a huge outcry in Hervey Bay because they "Culled" a few Gum trees because of Lorikeet's droppings on people's vans. What would it have been like if they cut down trees for safety reasons, because they are Gum trees and Known to be dangerous.
Gum Trees and Caravan Parks do not mix.
A tragedy all round.
The tree huggers would be out in force. Get the chain saws out and buggar the greenies.
Cruising Cruze said
02:36 PM Feb 1, 2016
The counsel is working with I don't know how many people on the esplanade to clean up end cut down some trees on the moment ( This morning )
The caravan park where the accident happened is closed until further notice
Here are the links:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/man-killed-by-falling-tree-in-caravan-park-at-hervey-bay-20160129-gmhirs.html
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/man-hit-head-falling-tree-scarness/2915358/
-- Edited by Big Gorilla on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:43:22 AM
Gday...
Interesting the journos can't get their 'facts' right - or at least consistent.
Was he a 55 year old man ... or a 68 year old man.
Cheers - John
Gday...
And this kid got the C**P scared out of them up on Hervey Bay apparently
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-30/teen-survives-lightning-strike-public-toilet-block-hervey-bay/7126782
Yeah Yeah I know ... I'm insensitive
Cheers - John
Friends of mine only left that caravan park, day before. Was parked the other side of the tree that fell. So lucky for them.
Such a tragedy.
Recently there was a huge outcry in Hervey Bay because they "Culled" a few Gum trees because of Lorikeet's droppings on people's vans. What would it have been like if they cut down trees for safety reasons, because they are Gum trees and Known to be dangerous.
Gum Trees and Caravan Parks do not mix.
A tragedy all round.
However so so sad for family after accident it seems they are so easy to avoid .. Yes after the accident ..
We had last night shocking weather power was off for 3 hrs from 7 till 10 a clock
we live only less than 3 km away in a straight line
It was that bad that you would not even let your dog or cat staying in the annex
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:00:04 PM
It seems to be that the man what passed away at Scarness caravan park was inside his caravan
""
The 68-year-old Narangba man was in his caravan when the tree fell, hitting him on the head.
The man suffered serious head injuries and had to be revived at the scene. He later died in hospital.""
John
-- Edited by Cruising Cruze on Saturday 30th of January 2016 11:00:27 PM
Not taking anything away from the sadness of the accident and the unfortunate loss of the vanner's life, but having spent most of my working life in different areas of the media, these clangers in BG's links stood out like, well, you know what....
The Fraser Coast Chronicle contradicted itself by saying "The man was transported to Hervey Bay Hospital, but was declared deceased upon arrival.", but four sentences later it said "He later died in hospital."
While The Brisbane Times reported that "... lightning had set a nearby paddock of large hay bails ablaze, near the Isis Central Sugar Mill."
I just shakes me head
Cheers
Joe
The tree huggers would be out in force. Get the chain saws out and buggar the greenies.
The caravan park where the accident happened is closed until further notice
John