Australian woman dies in jet collision in Thailand

An Australian woman has died in a collision between two
 jet skis on Thailand's resort island of Phuket.

Emily Jayne Collie, 20, suffered neck and shoulder injuries
 in the accident at Kata Beach late on Sunday.

Local media reported her partner was riding the other jet
 ski, and that sunlight reflecting off the water had made it difficult to see.

Lifeguards could not resuscitate Ms Collie and she
 was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.

An Australian consular spokesman told the AFP: "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing 
consular assistance to the family of an Australian woman
 who died in Phuket."

According to her Facebook page, Ms Collie was from
 the small town of Kyabram, in the state of Victoria, and 
had studied at Charles Sturt University.

Her partner, identified by Australian media as Tom 
Keating, suffered minor injuries.

Mr Keating's sister, Bree Lyon, told Fairfax Media her
 family was "absolutely devastated" about Ms Collie's
 death.

"I love how you loved my brother, the way you looked into 
his eyes with nothing but pure love, it was the truest thing
 I've ever been grateful to witness," she said.