Mom dies in horrific accident trying to roast marshmallows for kids who watched tragedy unfold

A mom trying to create school holiday magic has passed away in a devastating accident that her two children watched unfold.Charlotte Rose-Ann Hill, 38, had been setting up a backyard BBQ at her Sydney home to roast marshmallows.Her son, 11, and daughter, 7, had been nearby basking in their break from school when their mother’s screams brought it all to a screeching halt.“Thankfully her children were not harmed because they were in the backyard at the time.They were so brave and so heroic in those moments,” Bianca Hill, cousin to Charlotte, told news.com.au.Charlotte had caught alight, as her children watched on, horrified and desperate to help save her life.“I’m actually extremely proud of the way that they handled the situation despite how traumatic it would have been for them,” Bianca told news.com.au.“Her youngest daughter screamed.

She screamed the loudest she has ever screamed in her life to alert their dad, who was getting ready to go to work.”The bravery of Charlotte’s son is admirable beyond measure.“[He] used his jacket to try and put out the fire on his mom,” Bianca recounted.Their father was able to provide first aid and took her to hospital.Charlotte suffered serious burns to her face and her hands.Bianca was able to arrive and assist with Charlotte’s transfer to a secondary hospital better equipped to treat her, while the children remained with their dad.“I actually jumped in the ambulance with her, and she was in so much agony,” the cousin recalled.“Watching someone that you love suffer like that… it seriously broke me.”Even in the depths of pain, Bianca recalls being able to still make Charlotte laugh and stay in good spirits.“This is the last time I was with my cousin.I’m glad I was there, but I’m sad I was there,” she said.

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