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Adelaide woman dies after drainpipe breaks during Halloween night out
Natasha “Tash” Lawton, 20, died after falling while trying to climb a drainpipe outside the Rosemont Hotel in Adelaide.
The pipe broke shortly after 4am on Sunday, and she died at the scene.
She was passing by and was not a hotel patron, according to the account.
Lawton worked as a teacher’s aide with primary school children with additional needs and was studying for a teaching degree.
Friends and family have paid tribute to her, with a family friend describing her as sensible and the actions as out of character.
The 180-year-old Rosemont is a historic pub on Hindley Street, a late-night entertainment area in Adelaide.
No further developments are given.
Natasha “Tash” Lawton, 20, died after a drainpipe broke as she tried to climb it at an Adelaide pub.
The incident happened shortly after 4am on Sunday during a Halloween night out with friends.
Lawton was a teacher’s aide and skating instructor who was studying for a teaching degree.
A family friend described her actions as out of character.
- Who
- Natasha “Tash” Lawton, 20, a teacher’s aide and skating instructor.
- What
- She died after falling when a drainpipe she was trying to climb broke.
- When
- Shortly after 4am on Sunday during Halloween celebrations.
- Where
- At the Rosemont Hotel on Hindley Street in Adelaide.
- Why
- The drainpipe broke as she tried to climb it. The reason she tried to climb it is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lawton was out with friends in Adelaide.
The drainpipe broke as Lawton tried to climb it, and she fell and died at the scene.
- Age
- 20
- Pub
- Rosemont Hotel, Adelaide
- Time
- Shortly after 4am on Sunday
- Work
- Teacher’s aide and skating instructor
- Studies
- Teaching degree
What people are saying
a very sensible person
out of character
She wasn't a silly person. It's just a very unfortunate thing that we've all done when we were that age, we've done silly things,