A younger Aussie man was on a boys journey in Bali when he was reportedly discovered unconscious in his resort room.
Taylor ‘Rocky’ Rockliffe, 26, from Lake Munmorah on NSW’s central coast was holidaying on the favored island with two different buddies when he all of the sudden died a day earlier than he was due to take a look at of his resort — Grand Sinar Inda Lodge — in Badung, west of Denpasar.
The 26-year-old was found unconscious in his room on Monday by a buddy, with the precise circumstances surrounding his demise unknown.
It’s understood Mr Rockliffe was meant to satisfy certainly one of his buddy’s within the morning as they have been booked in to finish their tattoos at a neighborhood parlour.
Nonetheless, after a few hours had handed with no signal of Mr Rockliffe, the buddy grew frightened and requested workers on the resort to be taken to Mr Rockliffe’s room the place they’re understood to have discovered the door unlocked.
“Mr Brayden tried to wake him up however there was no response,” Denpasar Police spokesperson Ketut Sukadi stated, the Day by day Mail reported.
“He then requested the resort workers to name the medical workforce however after they arrived they pronounced Mr Rockliffe useless.”
Native police stated there was no signal of violence or a wrestle within the room.
A witness who was staying two doorways down instructed the publication the scene erupted into “absolute chaos” with police and crime scene investigators “in every single place”.
“This was f***ing traumatic to witness yesterday, I feel I’ve slept three hours because it occurred,” she stated.
Ultimate submit
Mr Rockliffe and his two buddies had beforehand began a lighthearted Instagram web page known as ‘Three Pigs Roaming’ the place they documented their pub journeys round rural NSW and extra just lately, Bali.
The newest submit they shared was six days in the past with the three buddies laying on a solar mattress at Finns Seashore Membership on the favored island’s south coast alongside the eerie caption that learn: “three pigs are LIVIN”.
One other submit shared earlier this yr was of the boys posing out the entrance of ‘Seashore Bum Bar’.
“Nicely it seems pigs can fly… we’re in Bali absorbing all of the solar and giving 110% to the vacation weight loss plan and you already know there’s just one seashore bar we are going to take into consideration ingesting at (sic),” the caption learn.
“There may be in truth no VBs being served right here and we’re more than pleased about it!!!
“Our good mate is aware of the right way to run an actual bar. If you’re in Bali get all the way down to seashore bum bar and get your flex on.”
Heartbroken household
Mr Rockliffe’s heartbroken sister Brie, has since began a GoFundMe web page to help in bringing her brother, who was a neighborhood footy participant, residence.
To date, $64,195 of the $60,000 goal has been raised, with donors flooding the web page with messages of help and condolences.
“Considering of you and your loved ones, honest condolences, and I hope you get your brother again residence xx Moni,” one particular person wrote.
“Our hearts are breaking for you. Love from Auntie Brenda, Melissa, Megan, Jake and households,” one other message learn.
“I knew Taylor whereas taking part in footy. Was an important bloke. Taken too quickly. Fly excessive mate,” stated a 3rd.
On Fb, members from Mr Rockliffe’s rugby league membership, the Morisset Bulls, shared a prolonged tribute saying he might be “missed as a participant, as a mentor and most of all as a mate”.
“With a damaged coronary heart we want to ship our heartfelt condolences to the Rockliffe Household, Yesterday We misplaced one of many greats,” the submit learn.
“Your friendship and keenness echoed by means of our 2023 season. To our Bulls Boys & Household, Please take care of yourselves right now and help each other.”
Mr Rockliffe’s sister has additionally shared a number of posts and updates on social media, expressing how she and her household by no means thought of their “wildest goals” they might be making a public plea to deliver Mr Rockliffe residence.
“Taylor handed away whereas on vacation in Bali, by no means in our wildest goals did we ever count on this to occur and by no means did we ever suppose we would wish to do that,” Ms Rockliffe wrote on the GoFundMe web page.
“We’re extraordinarily determined and we’d like assist to get Taylor residence to us. He must be residence together with his household and buddies and he deserves to have a ship off surrounded by folks he cherished so dearly.”
It’s understood the grieving dad and mom of Mr Rockliffe have arrived in Bali, and are stated to be “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of help they’ve obtained.
“[Mum and dad] are in disbelief,” Ms Rockliffe posted.
“Our households can’t be extra grateful if we tried … it’s a really, very unhappy time for them proper now.
“Take care of one another and hug your family members so tight.”
