A Stawell Gift finalist has tragically died while on an overseas trip of a lifetime in Thailand.
Former junior athletics champion Jemma Stapleton, who finished third at the 2025 Stawell Gift, died while on a family holiday.
A GoFundMe post on behalf of the family asking for donations to help bring her body home had raised more than $84,000 on Friday.
It is understood the beloved childcare worker had been overseas with her family celebrating her birthday, which was on June 1.
‘It is with great sadness that our beautiful friends the Stapleton family are facing immeasurable grief while on a family holiday with the
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