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Katrina Jacks (c. 1986 in Monmouth, Wales – 16 May 2010 in Lake Titicaca, Peru), was a Welsh rower and chemical engineering graduate. BiographyJacks was born in Monmouth, the second child and first daughter to General Practitioners Alasdair and Susanna. She had an older brother and a younger sister.[1] EducationEducated at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls and known there as Kay Jacks,[1] she obtained straight A's at both GCSE and A Level.[1] She then attended Imperial College, London, graduating with a first class degree in chemical engineering.[2] Competitive rowingA talented sport woman, from her time as a schoolgirl Jacks was a competitive rower, entering both local and national level competitions. She won a number of gold medals at the National Schools Championships, and represented Great Britain at under-16 level for two consecutive years.[1] Jacks was part of the Welsh eight at the 2006 Commonwealth Rowing Championships at Strathclyde Park in Motherwell, Scotland, winning silver with the Welsh team.[3] DeathDue to start a job with an engineering consultancy company in summer 2010, Jacks took a gap year in South America from 2009 to improve her Spanish. First volunteering at an orphanage in Ecuador,[4] she then trekked along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu,[1] before travelling to Lake Titicaca in Peru, the world's highest navigable lake at a height of {{convert|3827|m|ft}}. Jacks died of an apparent dose of altitude sickness, which affects human beings above {{convert|2400|m|ft}},[5] on 16 May 2010. Her body was returned to Wales for burial in late May 2010.[6] References1. ^{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282844/High-flying-student-dies-altitude-sickness-trekking-Peru-gap-year.html|title=Tragedy of brilliant student who competed at Commonwealth Games killed by altitude sickness on gap year in Peru|publisher=Daily Mail|date=31 May 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacks, Katrina}}2. ^{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east_wales/10201859.stm|title=Medal winning rower dies trekking in Peru|publisher=BBC Wales|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} 3. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/01/commonwealth-games-medallist-katrina-jacks-killed-by-altitude-while-on-holiday-in-peru-115875-22300536/|title= Commonwealth Games medallist Katrina Jacks killed by altitude while on holiday in Peru|publisher=Daily Mirror|author=Richard Smith|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} 4. ^{{citeweb|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/peru/7791757/Doctors-daughter-dies-from-altitude-sickness-on-gap-year.html|title=Doctors daughter dies from 'altitude sickness' on gap year|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} 5. ^{{citeweb|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Peru-Hike-Death-Katrina-Jacks-Dies-After-Suffering-Altitude-Sickness-While-On-Gap-Year-Abroad/Article/201006115641536?f=rss|title=Medal-Winning Rower Dies On Peru Hike|author=Katie Cassidy|publisher=Sky News|date=1 June 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 {{citeweb|url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/8190938.print/|title=Chepstow graduate dies on South America trip|author=Jessica Best|publisher=South Wales Argus|date=28 May 2010|accessdate=1 June 2010}} 6 : Sportspeople from Monmouth, Wales|Alumni of Imperial College London|People educated at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls|Welsh female rowers|1986 births|2010 deaths |
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