Abbie was only 14 years of age when she sadly passed away in November 2019, after a tragic farming incident in the Bernish Area in Newry. Four years later, the shovel machine involved in the incident was ordered to be forfeited with proceeds donated to the Air Ambulance NI charity.
Through their own difficult grief, Abbie’s parents, Andrew and Lorna, her brother Jamie and sister Darcy, alongside the support from close family and friends, have now contributed a massive £55,910 to the charity. Alongside this most recent donation, funds were raised through donations instead of flowers from Abbie’s funeral and a massive afternoon tea fundraising day held in Newry in 2021.
The charity Air Ambulance NI, in partnership with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, provides the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service for Northern Ireland. The service brings urgent medical assistance to patients who are seriously ill or injured, bringing emergency pre-hospital care directly to the casualty to save lives, brains and limbs. Air Ambulance operates seven days a week for 12 hours per day. The aircraft can reach anywhere in Northern Ireland in approximately twenty-five minutes. On average, the doctor and paramedic team are tasked twice a day, whether that is as a result of a serious road traffic collision, farm or workplace accident, sport and leisure incident or a serious medical emergency, to name a few.
