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On Friday, 25 February 2022, SES volunteer Merryl Dray, 62, was swept away and killed when the vehicle she was traveling in was overwhelmed by floodwaters during a flood response operation in Coolana, in the Somerset region west of Brisbane.
The Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor has initiated legal action against the State of Queensland concerning Dray’s death. The case is set to be mentioned in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on 25 March 2024.
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