“From the little we have been told, it seems that there was a failure of care and common sense,” Katherine said. “We understand from the police that it was a very hot day, and Mum fell ill while climbing a hill. She was asked to head down on her own, unescorted. Then the ship left, apparently without doing a proper passenger count. At some stage in that sequence, or shortly after, Mum died, alone. I hope that the coronial inquiry will find out what the company should have done that might have saved Mum’s life.”
