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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Teen tragically dies after hitting his head in botched backflip attempt
An Australian teenager died after a celebratory backflip attempt took a tragic turn. Sonny Blundell, who just moved from New South Wales to an apartment in Queensland for a concreting job and to 'start a new life with his girlfriend,' was found unresponsive by his roommate after the stunt on June 24, his heartbroken older sister, Izabella Cromack-Hay, told The Daily Telegraph. 'He hit his head in the lounge room on the ground and had a headache went to bed,' Cromack-Hay told the outlet. '[He] woke up, went to the toilet vomiting and then passed out. That's when his best friend found him unresponsive in the morning.' Advertisement 3 Sonny Blundell died after a backflip attempt took a tragic turn. GoFundMe The 18-year-old was rushed to the Queensland Hospital Intensive Care Unit and suffered 'multiple strokes.' 'The first 24hrs was the most critical which we nearly lost him after having multiple strokes and another bleed which lead (sic) to him needing a drain in his brain,' Cromack-Hay shared on the GoFundMe page that was made to help pay for Blundell's medical bills and rehab. 'There is major uncertainty that Sonny will or will not pull through. He's working his hardest as there could be recovery and rehabilitation.' Advertisement Doctors placed him in a coma and performed brain surgery but he eventually died from his injuries on June 30, his sister confirmed on the GoFundMe page. 'Our beautiful Sonny has grown his wings and passed away,' Cromack-Hay added. 'We are all in disbelief and major pain.' Money raised from the fundraiser will be used to return his body to his family in New South Wales and pay for funeral costs. 'We need to bring Sonny home as his sisters are waiting for him,' Cromack-Hay wrote in a GoFundMe update on June 30. 'We are all here in Queensland trying our hardest to organize this horrible time and prepare ourselves.' Advertisement 3 Blundell was rushed to the ICU after a roommate found him unresponsive. GoFundMe The page has raised nearly $16,000 for the expenses. 'I'll bring you home my boy, my love, my soul and my heart,' his mother, Madeline Blundell, wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday. 'My best friend and my shoulder to laugh with and cry. I miss you so much my baby .. ma is here.' Celebratory stunts have had fatal consequences in the past. Advertisement 3 Blundell died from his injuries on June 30, 2025. GoFundMe South African bodybuilder Sifiso Lungelo Thabete died after a botched backflip attempt while he entered an arena before a competition in 2017. In 2014, Indian soccer player Peter Biaksangzuala died from injuries he sustained while celebrating a goal with somersaults.
International Business Times
2 days ago
- Health
- International Business Times
Australian Teen Dies While Performing Celebratory Backflip
An Australian teenager has died after hitting his head while doing a backflip in his new apartment, according to reports. Sonny Blundell, 18, was celebrating his move from the Central Coast in New South Wales to the Gold Coast in Queensland when the incident occurred on June 24. Blundell "was found unresponsive" by his housemate in the lounge room of their apartment, according to local newspapers The Daily Telegraph and The Courier Mail. He was hospitalized and placed into a coma before undergoing brain surgery. He later succumbed to his injuries on June 30. Blundell was Celebrating Moving to Southport to 'Start a New Life with His Girlfriend' Blundell's sister Izabella Cromack-Hay said he had recently moved to the Gold Coast suburb of Southport "to start a new life with his girlfriend" after being offered a concreting job in the area. "Moving to Queensland only a month ago, which was his greatest accomplishment, he worked the hardest concreting and making himself known," Cromack-Hay told the outlet. Blundell had facetimed with his sister on the day of the incident, she recalled. He had been celebrating moving to Southport beach with his best friend Mitchell Bullard when he performed the backflip. Blundell Suffered 'Multiple Strokes,' Brain Bleed "He hit his head in the lounge room on the ground and had a headache went to bed," Cromack-Hay told the outlet. "[He] woke up went to the toilet vomiting and then passed out that's when his best friend found him unresponsive in the morning." Blundell was sent to the Queensland Hospital Intensive Care Unit. He suffered "multiple strokes" and a brain bleed ahead of having brain surgery, his sister shared on a GoFundMe page before his death. "The first 24 hours were the most critical ... we nearly lost him after having multiple strokes and another bleed, which led to him needing a drain in his brain," wrote Cromack-Hay. "There is major uncertainty that Sonny will or will not pull through. He's working his hardest as there could be recovery and rehabilitation." The GoFundMe page so far has raised nearly $23,255 (AUD) to bring Blundell back to New South Wales and pay for funeral costs.
