A pregnant high school teacher fell to her death On vacation On the island of Crete, according to Greek media.
Clara Tuman, 33, was declared brain dead after falling 164 feet into a gorge near Preveli Monastery in the Rethymno region on December 23, according to police. Greek correspondent. She suffered multiple fractures to her head and chest, and her fetus died in the fall, according to the local news service New Crete.
Santa Barbara science teacher, who taught at Dos Pueblos High School In Goleta, he was pronounced dead on December 29.
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Clara Toman, 33, fell 164 feet into a gorge while hiking on the Greek island of Crete on December 23. (Family photo via CaringBridge)
The woman's family decided to donate her organs, including the liver, kidney and cornea, according to a statement issued by Chania General Hospital.
Panoramic aerial view from a drone of Al Amoudi Beach in Rethymno on Crete with the Cretan Mountains in the background. Clara Toman, 33, fell to her death while hiking near the Preveli Monastery in the area. (Photo by Nicholas Economou/Norphoto via Getty Images)
Her family wrote in a post on the Caring Bridge website: “The injuries sustained by Clara are insurmountable and she was declared brain dead. We are all sad.”
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Crete, Rethymnon Fortress. (Photo: Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
“Clara loved helping and teaching others,” her family wrote. “Naturally, she is an organ donor, and we are happy to announce that her heart, liver and pancreas have already been accepted for donation.”
Toman was reportedly traveling with her partner, Elliot Finn Los Angeles Times.
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Toman was a science teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in the Santa Barbara area. (google maps)
Bill Woodard, principal of Dos Pueblos High School, said: Santa Barbara outlet NoozHawk wrote that “there are no words to describe the sadness we feel.”
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“Mrs. Toman was so kind and a great teacher who loved her students and loved science. Our hearts break for her family and for all of us who feel this loss,” Woodard said.
