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Family claims grandmother’s death after weight-loss surgery
Filed: Apr 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM ET
Summary: Joanne Downie died six days after elective gastric bypass surgery in a regional Queensland hospital, her family says it was preventable.
WHO: Joanne Downie’s family
WHAT: Family alleges Joanne Downie’s death after elective gastric bypass surgery was preventable.
WHEN: Apr 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM ET
WHERE: Regional Queensland hospital, Queensland
WHY: The family claims the death was preventable.
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