Kate Cook, left, with fellow Australian Idol contestants Casey Barnes and Toby Moulton in 2009.The 36-year-old's body was found in bushland near her Lowood, Queensland, home on Monday morning by police, after her friends became concerned for her whereabouts on Sunday evening.Cook, who worked at an abattoir when she auditioned for the show, won over audiences quickly with her down-to-earth nature and sense of humour. She placed sixth in the season that was won by Stan Walker.
Kate Cook, middle, with Sabrina Batshon and Ashleigh Toole at the Australian Idol final 12 party in 2009."Two days before I turned 17 my younger sister and I found her. She committed suicide, so it was pretty tough," she told Marcia Hines, Kyle Sandilands and Ian Dickson. "I've had a long road to sort of find myself after being lost for a long time. So I sort found myself through strength and music.
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