Defibrillator installed at swimming site where disability advocate drowned
St John Ambulance placed an automated defibrillator at Ellery Creek Big Hole in honour of Ellen Fraser-Barbour.
Disability advocate Ellen Fraser-Barbour drowned at Ellery Creek Big Hole, 80 kilometres west of Alice Springs, in April this year. Only five months later, first responders and St John Ambulance unveiled an automated external defibrillator (AED) and memorial plaque at the site.
Her mother, Susie Fraser, thanked the ambulance service for providing some life-saving equipment to a remote location. William Sears, duty manager at Alice Springs Ambulance Station, said the gesture offered the family closure.
Abbey Studley, St John Ambulance's regional manager, said providing an AED in an under-equipped area aligned with Dr Fraser-Barbour's belief in equal rights.
- April
- Month of death
- Five months
- Time to installation
- Susie Fraser
- Mother
Why it mattersRemote swimming areas now have better emergency response capacity, potentially saving lives in future incidents.
AustraliaCentral Australia's remote Northern Territory locations will have improved access to defibrillators and emergency care.
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