A mother who tripped and fell on her baby when a magpie attacked them in a Brisbane park is tortured by the loss of her perfect angel, the child's devastated aunts say.
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Tears are flowing for five-month-old Mia, who was strapped to her mother in a baby carrier when the bird swooped them on Sunday.
Five paramedics who rushed to Glindemann Park at Holland Park West got Mia to hospital but she later died from severe head injuries.
Her death has sparked a wave of grief from strangers, who have so far donated almost $70,000 to pay for Mia's funeral and support her mother, Simone, and father Jacob, who witnessed the fall.
"They constantly doted over her, showered her with love, and shared her for all their loved ones to adore," aunts Katie, Sophie, Claudia and Steph say in a GoFundMe appeal.
"No words can begin to describe the torture Jacob and Simone are going through. A life cut so short, much sooner than any one of us expected. Mia was and forever will be the light of Jacob and Simone's lives."
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner had ordered an investigation into the council's management of swooping birds at the park, after reports another user had officially reported an overly aggressive magpie at the same location.
One of the paramedics who rushed to the park has described the efforts of Mia's parents and others to help her.
"When we first turned up, yes, it was a really heightened and emotive scene," Tom Holland from the Queensland Ambulance Service said on Tuesday.
"The parents and bystanders all did a really, really fantastic job. They got us coming really quickly and allowed the little one to have the best possible chance."
Despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene and doctors at the Queensland Children's Hospital she could not be saved.
The council investigation will include a review of how council officers manage complaints about swooping birds.
"People are the priority here. Of course we protect out native animals, but protecting people is more important," the mayor said on Tuesday.
"We need to feel safe to be out walking and riding in our suburbs all year round, including in the six-to-eight-weeks of nesting season."
He said the council had installed almost 300 new warning signs on council land over the past two years and would install more if needed.
"This is an extremely tragic accident, and our heart goes out to the family involved," Mr Schrinner said.
Australian Associated Press
