Beaconsfield mine disaster survivor Todd Russell dies
Beaconsfield mine survivor Todd Russell has died after a battle with an undisclosed illness after revealing he had “nothing left to give” last week. Here is what we know.
Beaconsfield mine survivor Todd Russell has died after a battle with an undisclosed illness after revealing he had “nothing left to give” last week.
He left Launceston General Hospital last week to spend his final days at home, citing an “endless battle” following eight months of treatment.
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