Qld: Butterflies to mark drowned girl's birthday

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2008
Qld: Butterflies to mark drowned girl's birthday

Five butterflies will be released this afternoon to celebrate what would have been
the fifth birthday of drowning victim NELANI KOEFER.

The central Queensland town of Blackwater will hold a special memorial service for
NELANI .. who drowned last week when an inflatable section of the town's weir collapsed
.. pouring thousands of megalitres of water into the river where she was swimming.

NELANI was laid to rest on Saturday in Rockhampton and the memorial service will be
held at 2pm (AEST) at Blackwater's civic centre.

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