Eleanor Thompson: British traveller tragically crushed to death by own van in NSW during Cyclone Alfred

A British woman described by her family as “full” of adventure and movement” was tragically killed after being crushed by her own van in northern New South Wales during cyclone Alfred.

Eleanor Thompson, 35 was found dead beneath her vehicle near Mullumbimby on March 11, an inquest in the UK has heard.

The free spirited traveller — who had been exploring Australia and working in a local pub — was discovered by friends after failing to show up for her shift.

A police report read to Ruthin Coroner’s Court in Wales revealed that severe weather from Tropical Cyclone Alfred was battering the region at the time of her death.

“Although no causal link can be drawn, it’s of significance that at the time of her passing an unprecedented and severe tropical cyclone was impacting the region,” the