Tragedy as Tyeson Mackie named as man who died suddenly at a Maryborough Queensland motel

• Young man who suddenly died was remembered as a ‘role model’
• Tyeson Mackie found in a critical condition at Maryborough, Qld motel 
• His family poured out emotional online tributes to the ‘thrill seeker’

A young father who tragically died in a motel room has been named amid an outpouring of grief over the loss of the ‘role model’ and ‘thrill seeker’. 

Tyeson Mackie, 27, died suddenly at the Carrier-Arms Hotel Motel on Alice Street at Maryborough in Queensland on Saturday morning. 

Paramedics found Tyeson in a critical condition after officers responded to reports of a young man in distress at the motel at 9.30am. 

But despite their efforts emergency services were unable to revive the father of two.

Police established a crime scene at the motel while his cause of death has not been revealed. 

His younger brother Lachie Mackie posted a gut-wrenching tribute on social media on Monday saying his late brother had ‘taught me so much’. 

‘Well Tyeson I’m so f****** lost for words this is not meant to be, our family is hurting,’ Lachie said. 

‘I love you so much my brother, I thank you for everything you have taught me in life, the good an the bad … my role model and also my best friend.

‘Never in my life [did] I picture this to happen – it’s so unfair. I have so much I just want to talk to you about, you taught me so much in life.’

He said he would ‘forever protect’ Tyeson’s children Reign and Wyntah. 

‘May you rest in peace you beautiful [soul] I’m going to miss you so much, but I know you will also be by my side. Until we meet again my brother I love you,’ he wrote. 

A old friend of Tyeson’s Teleah Matthews also posted a heartfelt message dedicated to the ‘thrill seeker’ on Monday. 

‘Tyeson Mackie, what can I say, we started off as boyfriend and girlfriend when I was around 14 and I remember meeting you at your 15th birthday party,’ Ms Mathews said on social media. 

‘You took me on my first motorbike ride and of course you decide to do a wheelie with me on it! – Never have I felt so scared and so safe at the same time.

‘You were a little thrill seeker and you took me along on so many adventures … I will miss you so very much.’

Another friend Relle Ann also said ‘his beautiful soul will be dearly missed’.

A GoFundMe page has been created to help the Mackie family in the wake of their tragic loss – the crowdfunding effort had garnered $3,410 by Wednesday.

Queensland Police said Tyeson’s death was being treated as non-suspicious – while a report was being prepared for the coroner.

Tyeson’s family has been contacted by the Daily Mail Australia for comment.