TRIBUTES FOR STAR STUDENT
Tributes for talented teen killed in crash
A TEENAGER who died in a crash on Cape York is being remembered as a talented athlete and a person of outstanding character.
Herbert Moses died on Sunday night after the car in which he was a passenger rolled on Lockhart River Mission Road.
The 16-year-old was the youngest of four lives lost in a horror weekend of vehicle accidents across the Far North.
He was taken to the Lockhart River Health Centre after the accident, but died a few hours later.
Herbert was a boarding student at St Brendan’s College in Yeppoon, where he joined as a year 9 student in 2018.
St Brendan’s principal Robert Corboy said: “Herbert settled and immersed himself quickly into life at the college.
“Not only did he receive multiple academic awards during his time at school, he was also a very talented athlete, in particular athletics, rugby league and AFL.
“He was well respected among his peers and staff.
“Above all else, Herbert will be remembered as a person of outstanding character and, as such, his loss is being felt deeply.”
Tributes were also flowing from Yeppoon Swans AFL Club where Herbert played for two years.
He was part of the club’s premiership-winning under-15 team in 2018 and was expected to take his place in the under-17.5 team for his first game of the season this weekend.
A post on the club’s Facebook page said: “Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, the Lockhart River community, and all staff and boarders at St Brendan’s. RIP Herbs.”
Swans president Peter Watkins
said it was a tragic loss and Herbert would be sorely missed.
“We want to pass on our sincerest sympathies,” he said.
“The club will do everything to support his teammates, and our thoughts are with his family and friends.”