About Ruth    
Aviator, Balloonist & Entrepreneur

In 1989 she was on a marlin fishing boat,wrecked crossing the Ballina Bar.

Struggling to survive drowning, she surfaced eventually with head and back injuries and was caught in a rip which
dragged her 5 km out
to sea.

For over an hour she fought
to stay calm with blood falling from her head injury and afraid of sharks.
Then she saw the fins.
A pod of dolphins surrounded her till the rescue boat found her.

'What happened next?'


Watch this space.
Ruth is a pioneer who has followed her passion and danced to her own drum
beat, both with her ballooning and in
her business world.

Born in Rockhampton, mother Joyce
Thorne, she is currently trying to locate
her birth father, Edward John Lee.

She grew up in Bowen, North Queensland
and dreamt of being a teacher or a
journalist. She has realized those
dreams and much more.

Her journey has included managing her
own Public Relations company in Sydney
for twenty years, holding executive
corporate positions, practising Ikebana
and Reiki, journalism, and Public Speaking which she enjoys.

Her other Interests are metaphysics, skiing, music and golf.
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