The younger sister of a teenage boy who tragically died after he was struck down with meningococcal has spoken of his final moments.
Lucy Dunham and her 19-year-old brother Lloyd were on their way to the airport when he suddenly fell ill in the backseat of the car.
The young man, who lives in Western Australia, was visiting his sister in Tasmania for the week when he failed to regain consciousness.
Earlier on Saturday, he had suffered flu-like symptoms – but he later died in hospital after contracting a deadly W strain of the disease.
Lucy Dunham has opened up about her brother Lloyd who died after he was struck down with meningococcal has spoken of his final moments (pictured together)
Lucy (pictured) revealed her brother had failed to regain consciousness when they were heading t the airport after he visited her
‘He had been vomiting and I tried talking to him, but he couldn’t talk to me. He was just making noises so I knew something was wrong,’ she told Southern Cross News.
‘I just said ‘are you alright?’ but he didn’t say anything. He just looked at me.’
The young woman had asked her brother to come visit her after she recently moved to Hobart to live on her own.
‘I asked him to come visit me so he did just for the week because he knew I was scared I guess… It was a big move,’ she said.
‘He’s one of my best friends so it’s what you do.’
The young man (pictured in Tasmania last week) was visiting his sister after her recent move
His condition deteriorated on the day he was due to fly back home.
‘It kind of looked like he was about to have a fit or something,’ Lucy told 7 News.
‘We quickly pulled him out of the car and called the ambulance, and he was unconscious for about 20 minutes.’
But after he was taken to hospital, doctors were unable to save him.
His father Terry Dunham has also paid tribute to his son on Facebook, saying: ‘My heart and soul is shattered into pieces by your sudden departure from this world’
She has since paid tribute to her brother, describing him as a ‘very funny’ person.
‘He made people laugh wherever he went. Very kind and generous. I could always ask him for help with anything and he would help me,’ she said.
His father Terry Dunham has also paid tribute to his son on Facebook.
‘Love you forever Lloyd. My heart and soul is shattered into pieces by your sudden departure from this world. my son, my blood. Love you,’ he wrote.
‘Thank you for all the friendship and smiles you gave everyone. you are a legend always. Cheers. My sadness will never end.’