Australian model
Sienna Weir
, who was a finalist to attend the
Miss Universe 2022
pageant representing her country, has died after spending more than
a month in a coma
after suffering an
accident while riding
.
The 23-year-old girl was practicing one of her
favorite hobbies
on April 2 at the Windsor Polo Grounds, a special site for horse riding
on the outskirts of Sydney
.
Weir was riding her horse when
the animal fell in full gallop and she was trapped
, an event that left her with "fatal injuries", according to local media reports.
The Miss Universe Australia finalist was immediately taken to an area hospital for treatment.
There she received emergency medical attention for the serious injuries suffered in her fall.
Australian model Sienna Weir has died after suffering an accident while horseback riding.
In that same care center, Weir spent
several weeks connected to life support
, which kept her alive despite the fact that her organs were not responding.
Finally, the model ended up being disconnected last Thursday, after she
declared herself brain dead
and the permission of her relatives was obtained, according to local media reports.
Sienna Weir was the face of several advertising campaigns in her country, Australia, Photo Instagram
The young woman's boyfriend, Tom Bull, published several images where they appear together and happy.
To accompany them, he used a farewell poem.
"I love you my sunflower girl
," he wrote on his Instagram account.
"My favorite poem, 'Annabel Lee,' written by her favorite poet, Edgar Allan Poe."
Sienna Weir and her love for horse riding
The famous model had given an interview to People magazine where she expressed
her love for horse riding
.
"I've been riding since I was 3 years old and I can't imagine my life without it," model Sienna Weir had said in an interview.
"Even though I lived most of my life in the city, I have a deep and unshakeable
love for jumping
. My family isn't quite sure where this passion comes from, but I've been riding since I was 3 years old and
I can't imagine my life without it
," he said on that occasion.
"I travel to rural Sydney two or three times a week to train and compete in New South Wales or Australia every other weekend," he added, confirming his love of horse riding competitions.
Numerous relatives, friends, and admirers said goodbye to the young model by leaving messages on her Instagram account.
Sienna Weir had recently earned two college degrees.
Instagram photo
"Real life angel,
you will always be missed
and you are in our hearts";
"Rest in peace friend. I'm going to miss you";
"Rest in peace, Sienna", were some of the comments.
A friend wrote: "Heaven has won the most beautiful angel today. I will miss everything about you Siena, I love you."
The same friend said that Sienna's smile "lit up every room" she walked into.
The model Sienna Weir.
Instagram photo
Sienna Weir
had recently graduated from the University of Sydney
with a BA in
English Literature and Psychology
;
however, she preferred to dedicate herself to modeling, in which she started at an early age;
in fact, she was part of the
Scoop Model Management
agency .
Despite this, she was interested in studying a second career in England.
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