A 25-year-old Australian woman died suddenly in Bali after having a dental procedure. A student from Perth, Niamh Finneran Loader died on Dec 2. A GoFundMe was created to bring her body home.
Her father Malcolm Loader said that the procedure had been a minor one and her daughter had been happy with it.
“The police are currently investigating… we have no idea (of what caused her death) at this stage,” he said about the Bali death.
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According to The West Australian newspaper an autopsy was performed on Ms Loader’s body on Dec 12 and the results will not be out for months.
A representative from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that it is “providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Bali. Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment.”
Balinese officials said there were no signs of trauma on her body.
Loader immigrated to Australia from Ireland as a child. She was a master’s student at the University of Western Australia and she was due to fly to the US early next year after being offered an intern scholarship from the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation.
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“It is with great shock and sadness that we learned of the sudden passing of Mannkal Scholar Niamh Loader following a medical procedure. We offer our deepest sympathy to her family, friends and fellow Mannkal Scholars,” wrote the foundation on Facebook.
Loader also worked as a columnist for the Australian edition of the UK based magazine The Spectator.
Her last article was called ‘carbon emissions are driving children online’ and it was published just days after her death.
In a subsequent tribute her colleague, Mark Burgess described her as having a “cheeky Irish sense of humor, sharp wit and strong intellect.
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“In my relatively short experience, there are some rare people that you only cross path in this life for a short time, but make a remarkable impression upon you. Niamh was one of those individuals.
Never explicitly political, Niamh called a spade a spade. She was an impressively critical thinker and ultimately wanted the truth to prevail above all else. Most of all, she was a friendly individual who was a pleasure to be around.”