Natalie Curtis, a former member of the wheelchair basketball Paralympic team, has passed away. She was a young son’s mother.
Before the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, Curtis, 34, was a member of the 2021 Gliders wheelchair basketball team.
Natalie Curtis (Wheelchair Basketballer) Cause Of Death
The ardent advocate for people with disabilities gained notoriety last year when she disclosed that she had to crawl off a plane because the airline’s crew was unable to give her a wheelchair to use.
She passed away abruptly on February 5, and her sister Emma broke the news to the town of Townsville, where she was raised.
Her death’s cause is a mystery to the general public.
Curtis began playing sports at a young age despite having spina bifida at birth. Before discovering basketball, she was an excellent swimmer, but she stopped after her younger sister perished in the family pool.
At the age of 14, Curtis began playing wheelchair basketball. He then went on to earn silver at the 2013 Japan Oceania Championships.
An organization that is not for profit In a statement, Sporting Dreams paid respect to Curtis.
“A young soul took too soon. She was so much more than an athlete,’ Sporting Dreams reported.