Rugby league player Mitch Cronin dies in his Brisbane backyard pool in training accident
Mitch Cronin, the Queensland Cup’s grand final captain, has died in what has been described as a training accident after family members reportedly found him in his Brisbane backyard pool on Friday.
He had reportedly just completed a weights session before deciding to cool down in his pool. An autopsy will be completed, with Cronin suffering a suspected heart attack.
The 27-year-old spent time with both Brisbane and Canberra without making his NRL debut before piloting Wynnum Manly to the Queensland Cup final last year. The Seagulls hooker, who also worked as a teacher’s aide, was one of the Queensland Cup’s standouts and had not given up on his NRL dream.
Cronin’s manager, Paul Hogan, confirmed his death to NewsCorp and said it was a “tragic loss of life”. “This has left Wynnum club, their players and myself totally shocked,” he said. “He was an outstanding young man and my thoughts are with his family. We are all shattered.”
Mitch Cronin, the Queensland Cup’s grand final captain, has died in what has been described as a training accident after family members reportedly found him in his Brisbane backyard pool on Friday.
He had reportedly just completed a weights session before deciding to cool down in his pool. An autopsy will be completed, with Cronin suffering a suspected heart attack.
The 27-year-old spent time with both Brisbane and Canberra without making his NRL debut before piloting Wynnum Manly to the Queensland Cup final last year. The Seagulls hooker, who also worked as a teacher’s aide, was one of the Queensland Cup’s standouts and had not given up on his NRL dream.
Cronin’s manager, Paul Hogan, confirmed his death to NewsCorp and said it was a “tragic loss of life”. “This has left Wynnum club, their players and myself totally shocked,” he said. “He was an outstanding young man and my thoughts are with his family. We are all shattered.”
