Australia water-ski champion Sarah Teelow dies after fall
The 21-year-old came off her skis shortly after the of the Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic started near Sydney on Sunday. She suffered severe spinal and head injuries and later died in hospital. Teelow got the Formula 2 category at the World Waterski Racing Championships in Spain in September. Ms Teelow had been kept on life support but died on Monday evening. Ski Racing Australia called her "one of the sport's most accomplished young competitors" "The ski racing fraternity is deeply unhappy by Sarah's passing and extends its sorry to her family". The organisation said it was "helping with cops and maritime authorities in their investigations". The conditions at the time of the accident were told as "better" and that "the sea was slight".The boat's driver told Ms Teelow fell after dashing the wake
from another boat, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
reported.