Aussie model found dead on yacht was days away from returning to Australia for family reunion
An Australian model who was found unconscious on a Mexican billionaire’s superyacht near a Greek Island last week was just days from returning to Australia to reunite with her family.
Sinead McNamara, 20, was found in critical condition at the rear of the Mayan Queen IV early last Friday local time while the vessel was moored in the port of Argostoli in Kefalonia.
She died as she was being airlifted to hospital.
The social media influencer was believed to have been planning to meet her family in Europe, however they only flew to Greece following her death, The Daily Telegraph reported.
She had in fact been planning to return to Australia and had taken to Instagram to reveal her excitement over her imminent reunion with her family.
“It is less then a month till I get to see my family & friends in Aus. Excitement overload!!’ she wrote in an Instagram caption.
The family’s Greek lawyer, Haralambos Triandafylopoulos, revealed in a statement she was just two days away from returning home at the time of her death.
McNamara family calls for thorough investigation
In light of this, Triandafylopoulos’ statement on behalf of the family called for authorities to “thoroughly investigate” the moments before she was found unconscious to discover the “truth” over her death.
While initial evidence gathered by the coast guard suggested the Instagram influencer took her own life, the final cause of death will not be announced until lab tests are completed, which could take a month or more.
Greek coroner Elias Bogiokas told News Corp that suicide was the most probable cause of her death.
Her heartbroken family, who are now demanding answers, have released a statement through Triandafylopoulos, who revealed that Ms McNamara reached out to her family before the fatal incident.
“(Sinead) had communicated by telephone with her mother and brother shortly before the unfortunate incident under investigation,” the statement read.
“She was crying and referred to an incident that took place on the yacht with another crew member.”
The family said the model was happy with her life and they weren’t aware of any problems in her life.
The Port Macquarie resident had been working for four months as a stewardess on the six-storey vessel owned by billionaire mining mogul Alberto Bailleres.
She had been working her last shift on the vessel when she was found unconscious.
