Edinburgh student who died suddenly while on a dream work trip in Australia. Jessica Welsby, who is originally from St Helens, Merseyside, passed away just days before her 25th birthday while working as an accountant on an exchange programme in Melbourne.
The 24-year-old was just five weeks into her trip when her devastated family were contacted and told she had passed away, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Her death was caused by Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS), a genetic heart condition that can cause sudden death but often goes unnoticed when the person is young and healthy.Heartbroken mum Maria Welsby, 54, told how the family is still struggling to come to terms with their loss as they approached the second anniversary of Jessica’s.
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