Jessica Falkholt has tragically passed away, becoming the fifth victim of the Boxing Day crash that claimed the lives of her parents and sister.
The 28-year-old Home and Away actress had her life support switched off on Thursday night, weeks after the horrific accident on the New South Wales south coast.
Her heartbroken family had kept a bedside vigil in the Intensive Care Unit at St George Hospital where she was in a medically induced coma.
They had previously told Daily Mail Australia an operation on her brain had ‘went well’ and were waiting for the results of the surgery.
She passed away surrounded by loved ones who have refused to leave her side since the devastating incident.
Jessica Falkholt has tragically passed away, becoming the fifth victim of the Boxing Day crash that claimed the lives of her parents and sister
The 28-year-old Home and Away actress had her life support switched off on Thursday night, weeks after the horrific accident on the New South Wales south coast
Jessica (far right) and her sister Annabelle (centre right) were pulled from the wreckage after their car collided with a 4WD near Ulladulla on December 26. Parents Lars and Vivian (far left and centre left) died at the scene
Jessica and her sister Annabelle, 21, were pulled from the wreckage after their car collided with a 4WD near Ulladulla on December 26.
Parents Lars, 69, and Vivian, 60, died at the scene while Annabelle was flown to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition, where she died as a result of her injuries on December 29.
They were remembered by hundreds of family and friends at St Mary’s Catholic Church at Concord in Sydney’s west on Wednesday.
Jordan Brohier, the shattered boyfriend of Annabelle, led pall bearers as they carried the 21-year-old’s white coffin out of the church.
Dressed in a black suit and tie, he buried his face in his hands and was comforted by friends after helping load the casket into a hearse ready to be taken away for burial.
Friends and family surrounded Jessica from her hospital bed during and after the funeral, saying it was important she had support.
‘We made sure Jess wasn’t alone and her friends were able to be there with her,’ a relative told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Everything we have done and every decision we have made has been done with the advice of doctors and social workers. No decision is made without Jessica’s wants in mind.
‘Jess was a very private girl and while we’re thankful for public thoughts and interest, we are just trying to honor what she’d want.’
Lars, Vivian and Annabelle were remembered by hundreds of family and friends at St Mary’s Catholic Church at Concord in Sydney’s west on Wednesday
Jordan Brohier (pictured), the shattered boyfriend of Annabelle Falkholt whose sister is Home and Away star Jessica, has joined hundreds of mourners to farewell her and her parents
They were remembered by hundreds of family and friends at St Mary’s Catholic Church at Concord in Sydney’s west on Wednesday
Craig Anthony Whitall, 50, a serial driving offender who was behind the wheel of the other vehicle, was also killed in the crash.
Mr Whitall, a P-plater, was reportedly driving home from a methadone clinic when the collision occurred.
The coronial investigation into the crash will focus on whether Mr Whitall was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.
Craig Anthony Whitall, 50, a serial driving offender who was behind the wheel of the other vehicle, was also killed in the crash