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En døende kvinde fra Australiens sidste ønske fik ambulancefolkene til at køre en omvej på vej til hendes sidste stop før døden. Det rørende foto går verden rundt og er allerede blevet delt mere end 14.000 gange.

Båren er kørt ud til stranden og hovedgærdet er hævet, så den døende kvinde kan se sin elskede strand og bølgerne ved Hervey Bay, der ligger lidt nord for storbyen Brisbane i det nordøstlige Australien. Historien bag billedet blev onsdag delt på Facebook-siden for Queensland-statens redningspersonel. Her blev folkene i ambulancen rost for at komme den døende kvinde i møde og opfylde hendes sidste ønske.

'Et ambulancehold skulle transportere en patient til en palliativ behandlingsenhed (smertebehandling for dødeligt syge patienter red.), og på vejen derhen udtrykte kvinden, at hun gerne ville se stranden igen,' lød forklaringen på Facebook, der forsatte:

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'For at gå den ekstra mil, så tog redderne en lille afstikker på ruten til den storslåede strand ved Hervey Bay for at give patienten muligheden. Tårene flød og patienten følte sig meget lykkelig.'

Homes can be seen along a creek and inlet in the coastal town of Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. UNESCO World Heritage delegates recently snorkelled on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, thousands of coral reefs, which stretch over 2, 000 km off the northeast coast. Surrounded by manta rays, dolphins and reef sharks, their mission was to check the health of the world's largest living ecosystem, which brings in billions of dollars a year in tourism. Some coral has been badly damaged and animal species, including dugong and large green turtles, are threatened. UNESCO will say on Wednesday whether it will place the reef on a list of endangered World Heritage sites, a move the Australian government wants to avoid at all costs, having lobbied hard overseas. Earlier this year, UNESCO said the reef's outlook was "poor". REUTERS/David Gray TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PICTURE 2 OF 23 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "GREAT BARRIER REEF AT RISK" SEARCH "GRAY REEF" FOR ALL PICTURES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Homes can be seen along a creek and inlet in the coastal town of Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. UNESCO World Heritage delegates recently snorkelled on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, thousands of coral reefs, which stretch over 2, 000 km off the northeast coast. Surrounded by manta rays, dolphins and reef sharks, their mission was to check the health of the world's largest living ecosystem, which brings in billions of dollars a year in tourism. Some coral has been badly damaged and animal species, including dugong and large green turtles, are threatened. UNESCO will say on Wednesday whether it will place the reef on a list of endangered World Heritage sites, a move the Australian government wants to avoid at all costs, having lobbied hard overseas. Earlier this year, UNESCO said the reef's outlook was "poor". REUTERS/David Gray TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PICTURE 2 OF 23 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "GREAT BARRIER REEF AT RISK" SEARCH "GRAY REEF" FOR ALL PICTURES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Foto: DAVID GRAY
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Stranden ved Hervey Bay er kendt for sin skønhed og ligger ud til turistattraktionen Fraser Island og nær Great Barrier Reef.

Facebook-siden skriver til slut:

'Nogle gange er det ikke medicinen/uddannelsen/evnerne - nogle gange skal man bare bruge empati for at gøre en forskel.'