Adam Hunter's Tragic Final Hours Remembered by Grieving Partner
It’s one of those stories that really hits you in the chest — the kind that blends heartbreak with helplessness, and love with loss. The final moments of former West Coast Eagles star Adam Hunter have been shared by his partner, Latisha Yacoub, and they paint a deeply emotional picture of a life that was both celebrated and, ultimately, consumed by personal battles.
Latisha, who’s not only Adam’s partner but also a registered nurse, has spoken out for the first time about what happened the night he died, and honestly, it’s gut-wrenching. It was February 4th when Adam collapsed at home. Latisha had just returned from a trip to Bali with her kids, and after a fairly normal evening — dinner, showers, a bit of conversation — she heard a noise. When she went to the bedroom, Adam was on the floor. There was foam around his mouth. She knew something was wrong.
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“I was screaming at him to keep his eyes open,” she recalled. “He looked at me, couldn’t move anything except his head. I told him, ‘just don’t die on me.’” And then, she said, he closed his eyes — that was the last moment they shared. She began CPR immediately, her eldest child on the phone with the ambulance, but it was clear very quickly that Adam wasn’t going to make it. His skin turned blue, then a deep, blood-shot purple. Nothing worked. He was gone.
The WA Coroner confirmed that Adam’s death was caused by meth-induced heart failure, worsened by underlying heart issues like cardiac hypertrophy and coronary artery disease. And while his struggles with addiction weren’t exactly a secret, Latisha says very few people actually grasped how deeply it had taken over. He lost his money, his homes, even sold his football memorabilia — all of it gone to feed the addiction.
And yet, despite everything, Latisha never stopped loving him. She described him as attentive, kind, even sweet in his younger years. They first met when she was 18 and he had just been drafted. They drifted apart, reconnected in 2022, and even tried to rebuild a life together. But by the time she realised he hadn’t changed, it was too late — she had already fallen back in love.
It’s a tragic end for a man once celebrated on the field — who kicked that iconic final goal in the 2006 grand final — but whose private battles ultimately couldn’t be won. And for Latisha, it’s not just a partner she lost, but also a test of her own identity. “If I couldn’t save him,” she said, “how can I be expected to save anyone else?”
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