The family of Kembla Grange teen Molly Lord has spoken of their love for their daughter, who they described as a "bright, successful and talented" young woman.
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The family's full statement
The Lord family of ‘Newton Park’ would like to make a statement about the tragic loss of their beautiful 13yo daughter Molly Jean Lord after a freak quad bike accident yesterday on their property at Kembla Grange.
Molly was spending time with her younger sister and two friends during the school holidays and were all routinely checking on the families horses when the quad bike Molly was driving hit the gravel driveway and she subsequently lost control. The other three children that were on board managed to jump from the bike and escape injury when the bike rolled leaving Molly with heinous head injuries.
Her younger sister immediately called 000 for an ambulance and her mother, who was in the office on the property, who with the assistance of two family friends attended the scene and commenced CPR until the ambulance helicopter arrived shortly after.
Emergency services worked desperately on Molly however, were unfortunately unable to revive her.
Molly Lord was a bright, successful and talented 13yo that was loved dearly by her family, friends and anyone who met her.
She was a shining light in the lives of many; especially to her loving family who have all said it had been a privilege to have had her in their lives.
Molly took a keen interest in her Bulli surf life saving and Corrimal netball clubs and was a valued member and friend to all her teammates.
Molly’s first and foremost passion was for her beloved horses. Molly had achieved more in her short 13 years them most people would dream of in a lifetime. She was a highly decorated equestrian in the show horse world competing at Canberra, Bathurst and Sydney Royals, and the Grand National Saddle horse championships at Sydney International Equestrian Centre. However, Molly’s proudest moment was winning the Lead Rein event at the prestigious Equestrian Federation of Australia National Championships at Werribee in Victoria when she was only 7 years old.
It was only last week that Molly attended her first Pony Club camp with her sister and friends in Jamberoo, where she was able to spend three whole days riding, jumping and spending time with her horse ‘Billy’.
Molly attended School at Holy Spirit College in Bellambi and was a dedicated student and loved by all her teachers and fellow classmates.
The Lord family would like to extend their sincere gratitude for the out pouring and overwhelming support and generosity of the community including emergency personnel who attended the scene yesterday. The family would also like to ask that their privacy be respected at this time of extreme grief.
Everyone who ever knew dear Molly loved her.