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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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RIP Lizzie Watkins, may your soul find peace. Our sincerest condolences and deepest sympathy to the family. Our many thoughts are with them.
ReplyThere's a difference between incident and accident......get your headline right Yahoo ! Looking to sensationalise yet again !
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
ReplyDavid, what a time to highlight the short comings of Yahoo. The bottom line is the fragility of life has been exposed.
ReplyAlways wondered why hockey players dont wear head-gear.............
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