A pregnant Santa Barbara woman has died while on vacation in Greece.
Clara Thomann, 33, fell about 164 meters into a gorge on the Greek island of Crete on December 23, according to the Greek Reporter.
After her partner called for help, first responders rescued her from the ravine and rushed her to a nearby medical facility, then to Chania General Hospital. She suffered multiple skull and chest fractures, and her unborn child died in the fall, according to the Greek Reporter and another local news service, Nea Kriti.
Thomann, a science teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, was pronounced dead on December 29, media reports said.
“Clara's injuries are irreversible and she has been declared brain dead … we are all heartbroken,” her family wrote in a post on Caring Bridge.
His organs, including kidneys, liver and corneas, were donated, according to a statement issued by Chania General Hospital.
Thomann had been traveling on holiday with his partner, Elliott Finn. The couple lived in Goleta. The principal of Dos Pueblos High School, Bill Woodard, expressed his sadness at the death of this teacher.
“There are no words to describe the sadness we all feel,” Woodard told Noozhawk, a Santa Barbara-based news site. “Ms. Thomann was kind and a great teacher who loved his students and loved science. Our hearts go out to his family and to all of us who feel this loss.”
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