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February 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Family and friends are mourning the death of a 15-year-old rising Victorian football star, who was killed when he was struck by a train while trying to rescue his dog.
About 100 people gathered at Morshead Park yesterday afternoon to support the boy’s older brother, who joined his Wimmera South Coast Eagles teammates for a game just hours after learning of his brother’s death.
Black armbands were worn and a minute’s silence held for the teenager before the season finale against the South East Cougars.
The boy, whom The Courier is not naming at the family’s request, was a talented under-17 football player with the Eagles who play in the Victorian Champions League.
The year 10 St Patrick’s College student had also been receiving regular specialist football training in Melbourne and was a former Warrnambool Rangers player before his family moved to Ballarat 3½ years ago.
Rangers president John Berg said the club was shocked to hear of the death of the teenager, who was honoured yesterday with a minute’s silence and black armbands in a senior practice match in Mount Gambier.
“It very much saddens the club,” Mr Berg said.
Ballarat police believe the teenager was running after the animal near train tracks on Warrenheip Road at Warrenheip about 9pm on Saturday.
It is believed he was trying to get to the dog when he was struck by a Ballarat-bound V/Line train.
He was struck just 300 metres from where another man was struck and killed by a train on Thursday.
Ballarat police Sergeant Jason McDermott said police believed the boy had been walking near the tracks with a young friend, who saw the incident.
“He was with a 16-year-old friend who’s run home and told his dad what’s happened,” Sergeant McDermott said.
“They’ve called the police and rushed back to the scene.”
Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said paramedics and MICA officers attempted to resuscitate the teenager for some time, but were unable to do so.
Mr Mullen said the boy suffered massive trauma and died at the scene, just as an air ambulance was landing, ready to transport him to Melbourne.
St Patrick’s College director of development Gavin Nash said the school was offering every support it could to students and the family.
V/Line spokesman Daniel Maloney described the incident as a tragedy for all involved.
Mr Maloney said the driver of the train had not known he had hit the 15-year-old until he arrived at Ballarat Railway Station.
“At the time he did report seeing people near the tracks and reported a near miss,” Mr Maloney said.
“About 10 minutes after getting in, he was told by police that he’s actually hit someone.
“It’s understandably a very distressing time for him.”
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