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Hockey player killed in on-field incident
Yahoo! New Zealand Sport
May 7, 2012, 10:02 am
The hockey world is reeling after a top player was killed in a on-field accident in Perth.
The WA Today newspaper reports that 24-year-old Lizzie Watkins was playing first-grade hockey for the North Coast Raiders team with her sister, when the ball struck her on the head.
It is believed the ball may have deflected off her own stick.
Watkins was revived after she collapsed on the field, but she died on the way to hospital.
News of her death spread quickly through the hockey community, with Olympic gold medalist Jamie Dwyer taken twitter to express his condolences.
"All the kookaburras thoughts are with the Watkins family after the devastating news today. Such a sad day in the hockey world," he wrote.
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Can't comprehend the thumbs down for Adam's comments, eloquent words from him.
1 ReplyDavid, what a time to highlight the short comings of Yahoo. The bottom line is the fragility of life has been exposed.
ReplyRIP Lizzie Watkins, may your soul find peace. Our sincerest condolences and deepest sympathy to the family. Our many thoughts are with them.
ReplyLizzie Watkins may your soul rest in peace.You mighty be gone but you will never be out of of our minds.God bless you
ReplyMy son played hockey and watching the amount of players who get hit especially in the head i have always wondered why they don't wear protective gear especially helmets.Its a bloody dangerous game.Those balls are as hard as rocks......When you see what ice hockey players wear it seems bazaar that grass hockey players don't at least wear a light weight helmet....Maybe the death of Lizzie Watkins might change that ...RIP
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