New Zealand rugby player Kathleen “Kath” WhartonReasons die Four mothers were found unresponsive in McDonald’s parking lot, reportedly reported.
Wharton died in a cardiac arrest at 41 years old at the age of McDonald’s parking lot “after a long flight in a Japanese rugby game.” New Zealand pioneer August 23 (Saturday) Quote the Deputy Coroner’s Report Hannah CheeseDiscovery.
Colleagues also found that Walton was 19 years old when she died. The virus, as well as the effects of long flights and jet lag, are considered as possible factors for athlete death Fox Sports Australia Report. Dr. Kilak KeshaAfter an autopsy, he said Covid-19 could “expose” existing heart problems.
Wharton Hotel and her husband were in Japan before her death Andrewand their daughter, according to multiple reports. Teammate’s child lost her passport, so she chose to travel with her kids rather than back to New Zealand with her family and other teams.
Kath’s flight flew directly to Auckland and landed in front of another plane. She reportedly went to her family’s vehicle and called her husband at 12:10 p.m. saying she would park at McDonald’s and take a nap until he and their daughter landed.
“when [Kath] Her husband did not arrive to pick him up, nor respond to messages or calls, but went to McDonald’s. There, [Kath] The deputy coroner’s report said: Fox Sports Australia.
Kath declared dead at the scene at 2:43 pm
After his wife passed away, Andrew said: “Words cannot express the sorrow we have for my dear Kath. She has moved many lives and worked tirelessly for our people, Tamariki.”

Kathleen Wharton
Jason McCawley/Getty ImagesKath played for The Kiwi Ferns, the New Zealand Women’s Rugby League team, and won a World Cup after playing 14 times between 2008 and 2019. She also played three NRLW games for the Warriors in 2019. New Zealand Radio (RNZ).
In addition to working on the sports field, Case also advocates for her community, the community of Far North Healthy Family Manager, aims to “improve the health of our people who live, study, work and play.”
“She is the leader, the protector, she’s all passionate about Tino Rangatiratanga, she’s our big sister, our ladies, I can’t even imagine what life would look like here without her, it’s really heartbreaking,” said Kath’s colleagues’ colleagues Talei Anderson Tell RNZ.
Anderson continued: “She inspired many lives, she touched many hearts in the North, she would go back to the end and then go back to make sure we can be Mahi, she is just an amazing person. She is always thriving for our rangatahi and tamariki opportunities.
The organization held Kath on International Women’s Day in March via Instagram.
“Kath not only works in the system; she lives in this situation. Her pursuit of her fairness and always strives to transfer resources and power to the hands of those who need them the most,” the post reads. “Kath’s vision goes beyond her cathedral in a healthy family, which is a vision to build prevention exercises in different spaces, locations and Kaupapa.”
The tribute concluded: “We miss Keith deeply and we respect her by continuing Mahi – working hard to work for our community and our Mokopuna.”

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