Jervis Bay woman placed into coma after contracting bacterial pneumonia on Italian cruise
- martinajordan11
- Oct 19, 2023
- 1 min read
An Australian woman is in a critical condition in an Italian hospital after contracting bacterial pneumonia while on a cruise in Italy. Hairdresser Shelley Tinkler, 43, of Jervis Bay on the New South Wales south coast, was placed in a coma in a north-east Italian hospital last week.
Ms Tinkler's best friend Rohan Williams was working as a nurse in the Torres Strait Islands when he got a call from her saying she was extremely unwell and heading to hospital.
"I said, 'Right, I'm going to book a flight and I am coming to you'," Mr Williams said.
Ms Tinkler first contracted viral pneumonia on her holiday but has since developed secondary infections.
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