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Queensland coroner to investigate deaths of Indigenous teenagers found in wreck of stolen car

Families of Rayshaun Carr and Jaylen Clark Close, who had been involved in a police chase, learned of their deaths via Facebook

The deaths of two Indigenous teenagers whose bodies were discovered in the wreck of a stolen car on the side of the Gore Highway last year will be investigated by the Queensland coroner, after a 15-month-long campaign from their families.

The families of Rayshaun Carr, 17, and Jaylen Clark Close, 16, learned of their deaths through Facebook, more than 24 hours after the crash site was found. Only one person, one of Jaylen’s aunts, was informed directly by police.

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