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The girl who drowned in floodwaters near Brisbane on Boxing Day has been identified as nine-year-old Mia Holland-McCormack.
She’s being remembered as an adventurous and mischievous girl following her death on Tuesday near her family home in the Logan suburb of Rochedale South.
Mia, who has severe autism, jumped a back fence of the property and was last seen on Palara St about 6.15pm.
A search party was quickly formed, but the girl’s body was found unresponsive in floodwaters a few kilometres away about 11pm.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help support Mia’s parents Ryan and Kayla.
Ryan’s cousin Tamara wrote that Mia “loved adventures and getting up to mischief”.
“As this devastating news comes to the harsh light of reality, so too does the added costs Ryan and Kayla are about to take on, already being a time where everyone is stretched after Christmas,” Tamara wrote on the fundraiser page.
“If you are able to, I ask that you donate what you can to help cover funeral costs, additional grief counselling and no doubt some additional time off work while they work through this devastation.
“Every little bit counts – I know it’s a tough time but it all adds up – even $2 when we all group together.”
At the time of writing, more than $8000 of the $10,000 target has been raised.
Comments left by those who had donated were full of tributes and condolences to her parents.
“My heartfelt condolences on the loss of your beautiful Mia,” one commenter said.
“Sending love to this family during such a horrible time,” another wrote.
Logan area community Facebook pages were also filled with condolences after news of Mia’s death was posted.
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