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Australian Instagram Model Was Working Final Shift When She Died On Billionaire's Superyacht

Australian Instagram Model Was Working Final Shift When She Died On Billionaire's Superyacht

The social media influencer was only hours from being reunited with her mother and sister

Nathan Standley

Nathan Standley

An Australian Instagram model was working her last shift on a Mexican billionaire's superyacht when she was found tangled in ropes at the back of the boat and later died.

Sinead McNamara, 20, had spent the summer working on a £108m superyacht which was owned by Mexican mining mogul Alberto Bailleres, who is worth an estimated £7.4bn.

The yacht had dropped anchor at the port of Argostoli on the Greek island of Kefalonia on its tour of the Mediterranean.

Ms McNamara, from Port Macquarie in New South Wales, had been working her final shift on the 93-metre superyacht on Thursday night before she was spotted tangled in ropes at the back of the boat by a passing fisherman.

Instagram/sineadmcnamara

Her fellow crew members and an on-board doctor did their best to revive her before she was rushed to hospital, but she slipped into a coma and passed away while being airlifted to Athens hospital.

She was just hours from being reunited with her mother and sister, who were in the air on their way to Athens when they received the tragic news.

Although early evidence suggests her death is not suspicious, authorities are still keen to completely rule out foul play and are due to provide an update on their investigation on Monday afternoon.

One senior officer told the Sunday Times: "By the looks of it, she took her life. We expect the autopsy to verify this in the coming days."

Just days before, the Instagram influencer who has more than 22,000 followers said she had been "jet skiing around the most beautiful turquoise water in the med".

Instagram/sineadmcnamara

And her death has given tragic meaning to an earlier post about quad biking, where she said: "My head is all over the shop today. Take me back to this where my only worry was not cracking my skull open".

Jake McNamara, the social media star's brother, confirmed the terrible news of her death on Saturday.

"I have unfortunately received the worst news of my life, (Sinead) has passed away," he said.

Australian YouTuber Alex Hayes also posted the news to his social media accounts, saying: "Life is so precious gone was too soon. Such a beautiful human being. Will cherish all our memories. Rest in Peace you beautiful soul."

The boat was owned by Mr Bailleres, 87, who owns Mexico's second-largest mining company, but he was reportedly not on board at the time of McNamara's death.

The Mayan Queen IV had been detained by investigators but finally left the port on Sunday night with all 23 crew members on board.

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/sineadmcnamara

Topics: Instagram, Greece, World News, Australia News, Social Media, Australia