WA Kondinin tragedy: Children who lost both parents in horror Christmas Day ... trends now
Three young children who survived a horror Christmas Day crash that killed both of their parents have returned home to grieving relatives.
Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25, died when their Land Rover Discovery rolled over on an isolated road near the West Australian town of Kondinin, 279km east of Perth, early Christmas Day, just 10km from home.
Synthia, 5, Bevan, 2, and Charlez, 1, were trapped in the vehicle alone for 55 hours in 30C-plus temperatures waiting for help until family friends eventually found the wreckage on December 27.
Synthia has been hailed a hero after relatives revealed the little girl unbuckled her baby brother from his car seat, which saved his life.
The children were treated for cuts, bruises and dehydration before being airlifted to Perth Children's Hospital, where they spent five days before they were given the all-clear to leave.
Synthia, 5, Bevan, 2, and Charlez, 1 have returned home a week after a horror crash that killed both of their parents
They smiled and squealed with delight as they played at a park in Perth on Saturday.
They returned home to Kondinin the next day to finally open their presents from Santa waiting for them under the Christmas tree.
They will live with their grandmother Annette Day, a local hospital orderly.
'The next goal is to just keep looking after the kids,' Day's stepfather Richard Parker told Seven News.
The children appear to be doing well, despite their harrowing ordeal.
'[They are] full of life, jumped in the
