The fiancée of a young Australian man killed when he crashed his motorbike in Bali has paid a heartbreaking tribute to ‘the love of my life’.
Thomas Cossins, 30, and Jasmine Sparreboom were in Bali to attend a friend’s wedding, and they went out for a ride on Friday morning.
The couple had left Seminyak at about 6.30am to travel to Canggu where they met up with another rider, before they headed to the mountains near Gitgit.
According to a friend, Mr Cossins, an experienced bike rider, was in full riding gear and rounding a bend on a Kawasaki Ninja when he lost control and slammed into a concrete pillar.
In a message posted to Facebook, Ms Sparreboom said Mr Cossins was ‘the love of my life, my soulmate, my fiancé, my best friend’.
She said the Queenslander who has recently moved with her to Sydney had shown her ‘real love, real compassion, strength and loyalty. You shine brighter than anyone I have ever met and I will forever be in your debt.
‘You’ve shown me love I never knew existed and I will truly love you for the rest of my life.’
The distraught Ms Sparreboom added that ‘I will never forget you and I will do everything in my power to honour your brilliance. Fly high with your Mumma.’
Thomas Cossins and Jasmine Sparreboom (pictured) were in Bali to attend a friend’s wedding, and they went out for a ride on Friday morning
Mr Cossins, 30, from Queensland was an experienced motorbike bike rider
The tragedy occurred on Friday on the road from Denpasar to Singaraja, in Gitgit Village, Buleleng Regency
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed it is providing consular assistance to Mr Cossins’ family to get his body back home.
There has been support online for the heartfelt tribute Ms Sparreboom paid to her fiancé.
‘This brought me to tears. I could see how happy you were with Tom. Life can be so unfair. So deeply sorry,’ one person wrote.
‘Your kindness knew no bounds, and your sense of humour could brighten even the darkest of days,’ another friend posted to Instagram about Mr Cossins.
‘You’ll be deeply missed but your spirit will live on in the hearts of those lucky enough to know you.’
Mr Cossins was weeks away from his 31st birthday and was preparing to marry Ms Sparreboom
Friends said the pair were good riders who are known in the local motorbike scene back in Australia
Mr Cossins (pictured) and Ms Sparreboom had recently relocated from Queensland to Sydney for work
Mr Cossins was riding the sports bike when he lost control going downhill and around a curve, reportedly at high speed, according to local media, citing police.
‘The victim entered a ditch on the left side of the road and was crushed under the motorbike he was riding,’ Buleleng police spokesperson Gede Darma Diatmika was quoted as saying.
‘The victim suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the Parama Sidhi Singaraja Hospital,’ he said.
According to a friend, Mr Cossins was in full riding gear and rounding a bend on a Kawasaki Ninja when he lost control and slammed into a concrete pillar
The latest tragedy follows that of West Australian tradie Shane Ramsey, 30, who was visiting the Indonesian island for a wedding and riding a moped in Seminyak when he crashed into a roadside pole on Sunday, August 18.
He was not wearing a helmet and did not have travel insurance.
Mr Ramsey had been rushed to hospital where he underwent brain surgery and was in a coma.
His family paid $70,000 for him to undergo emergency neurosurgery and secured a medical evacuation flight, believed to cost around $150,000.
He was airlifted back to Perth but his heartbroken and loving family later turned off his life support after it was clear he would not recover from horrific head injuries sustained in the accident.
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