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The monument commemorates Krystal Schmidt who drowned in the flooded Barcoo River in 2004.
Rescue crews have found the body of a 10-year-old girl who was swept away in a flood-swollen river in the Queensland's central-west late on Friday. Krystal Schmidt had been playing with friends when she was sucked into a pipe under a bridge in Isisford.
Police Constable Ian Skinner says the girl's body was found this morning downstream in the Barcoo River. "She was found a short distance from the weir where she had gone missing," he said. "The town, as you can imagine, is taken aback by the whole incident and it's been a community effort and the ... local SES [State Emergency Service] and SES from nearby towns have all joined in with the search and put in a lot of effort."
ABC News, 24 January 2004.
Location
Address: | Isisford - Blackall Road, Barcoo River , Isisford, 4732 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -24.25877 Long: 144.44617 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Tragedy |
Actual Event Start Date: | 23-January-2004 |
Actual Event End Date: | 23-January-2004 |
Dedication
This monument was erected by the Isisford Community & District
In memory of Krystal Schmidt who was tragically taken on 23 January 2004