Australian twins Angela and Maryanne Vourlis learned their tennage brother had died in a car crash through Facebook.
The two twins logged into their Facebook account expecting birthday wishes on their 20th birthday only to discover that their 17-year-old brother, Bobby Vourlis, had been killed in a car accident.
Angela Vourlis said, “I didn’t get it. All these people were writing, ‘RIP Chris Naylor’ and ‘RIP Bobby’, and I thought: ‘What’s going on?’” According to The Sydney Daily Telegraph, the mother of the three was forced to ring the nearby police station to ask about her son’s death, before the news was made official to her. Bobby Vourlis, Chris Naylor and Kelsie Coleman were killed in the crash, and while two others received injury.
As loved ones flocked to place flowers and messages at the roadside scene of their death after hearing the news of their death, thousands more paid tribute by logging onto Facebook.
The Facebook page ‘R.I.P Bobby Vourlis’ was set up within moments of Bobby’s death and has attracted more than 3250 members at the time of writing this article.
Friends and even strangers are postings condolence messages on the page.
Though it is ironic the family learn about his death through Facebook before being officially intimidated, it is great to see how people, though strangers stands for others. It is also both frightening and amazing at the rate news are spread over social-networking sites in today’s world.
“Rest in Peace”
