Backpacker dies after getting trapped under lawnmower

A German backpacker has died after being pinned underneath a ride-on lawnmower on an avocado farm.

Jennifer Kohl, 27, was riding the lawnmower with another man along the side of a hill on December 8 when it rolled over on top of her.

Emergency services were unable to save Ms Kohl, who died at scene near Tamborine Mountain, about 40 kilometres from the Gold Coast.

A German backpacker (pictured) has died after being pinned underneath a ride-on lawnmower on an avocado farm

Jennifer Kohl, 27, was riding the lawnmower with another man along the side of a hill on December 8 when it rolled over on top of her (pictured is a meadow near Tamborine Mountain)

Jennifer Kohl, 27, was riding the lawnmower with another man along the side of a hill on December 8 when it rolled over on top of her (pictured is a meadow near Tamborine Mountain)

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are investigating Ms Kohl’s death, and will prepare a report for the coroner, The Brisbane Times reported. 

Mathias, a friend of Ms Kohl’s, paid tribute to his best friend of over a decade, who stuck by him through thick and thin.

‘She was the one who gave me the power and motivation not to give up over and over again in just a unique way that I never seen before,’ he said.

‘I will remember her as a strong woman, as someone who has enriched my life and I’m happy and proud to have met her.’ 

Emergency services were unable to save Ms Kohl (pictured), who died at the Tamborine Mountain scene, about 40 kilometres from the Gold Coast

Emergency services were unable to save Ms Kohl (pictured), who died at the Tamborine Mountain scene, about 40 kilometres from the Gold Coast

He said Ms Kohl, a native of Leipzig, had inspired him to draw and paint, and said he shared her passion for animals.

Ms Kohl’s death comes only just weeks after a Belgian backpacker died of suspected heatstroke while working on a fruit farm near Townsville.

Olivier Max Caramin, 27, collapsed as he was picking watermelons in 30 degree heat and was taken to hospital, but died the next morning.

In july the mother of murdered British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung called for more government regulations to protect backpackers.

Rosie Ayliffe called for a reform of the 417 farm work visa scheme, and called for a thorough investigation into Mr Caramin’s death

Ms Kohl's death comes only just weeks after a Belgian backpacker (pictured) died of suspected heatstroke while working on a fruit farm near Townsville 

Ms Kohl’s death comes only just weeks after a Belgian backpacker (pictured) died of suspected heatstroke while working on a fruit farm near Townsville 

 



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