Courtney Partridge-McLennan, 19, (pictured) died at her parent's home in Glen Innes, NSW, where blazes have been raging since September. Photo / Facebook
Courtney Partridge-McLennan, 19, (pictured) died at her parent's home in Glen Innes, NSW, where blazes have been raging since September. Photo / Facebook
A family has been left devastated by the death of a teenager who suffered an asthma attack caused by the unrelenting bush fires in Australia.
Courtney Partride-McLennan, 19, died at her parents' home in Glen Innes, New South Wales, where the fire has been burning since September.
The teen livedin a granny flat at the back of the family home.
She suffered an asthma attack and died in the night.
Her body was found by her family the following morning, on November 29.
Courtney had hoped to go on to study youth work and spent much of her life working with young people in leadership camps.
"That night the smoke came in so heavy you could not even see the hospital across the road," her sister recalled.
The CEO of Asthma Australia has warned more lives will likely be lost.
"It is something we would like to focus on to better understand the number of people who have lost their lives due to respiratory issues triggered by the bush fires," Michele Goldman said.
Australians have been breathing dangerous levels of smoke and some particles are small enough to enter the lungs.