The Worthington community is coming together and trying make sense of what happened Friday morning.
Water polo teams from Thomas Worthington and Worthington Kilbourne high schools were traveling to an out-of-town tournament Friday morning.
A passenger van carrying players and family members from Worthington Kilbourne collided with a grain truck just after 10 a.m. at State Route 65 and State Route 281, southwest of Toledo.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Department says 19-year-old Courtney Fisher of Worthington suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the van was identified as Vicki Fisher, 45, and the remaining passengers as Betsey Fisher, 17, Melanie Fisher,14, Samantha Fink, 15 and Sydney Zullich, 14.
They sustained life-threatening injuries and were transported via medical helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital and Toledo Hospital.
Today, Courtney Fisher is being remembered as a loving young lady with a passion for water polo.
The Fisher family was not only well respected in the Worthington community, but very active in the athletic program.
“It's hard to just read it, and believe that it's actually happened,” Emily Bowen said.
Emily Bowen and Fisher were co-captains on Worthington Kilbourne's water polo team.
The two graduated together in 2015.
“It's hard to believe,” Bowen said. “To be honest, it doesn't really feel like anything has happened yet because I'm not with my team.”
Close friends tell 10TV that Courtney was going to be a sophomore at Marist College in New York studying to become a pediatrician, and was a passionate player of water polo -- so passionate she was on the college team.
“She was a hard worker, she was very dedicated to everything that she did. Sports, school, friends. Whoever she loved, she loved with her whole heart,” Bowen said. “And she did everything whole heartedly.”
“She was really just a leader, and really showed me how to be a good teammate,” Mike Weirick said.
Weirick is a senior at Worthington Kilbourne, and was on the swim team with Courtney.
“I think everybody was just in shock,” Weirick said. “(There) was really a great impact on just about everyone that knew her.”
"It's a very, very sad day,” Vince Trombetti, the school's head football coach, said.
Trombetti stopped football practice for a moment of silence for a very close-knit family.
"Take a moment of silence and put those families in our thoughts,” Trombetti said to his team.
“I think everybody kind of depends on everybody for comfort and things like that,” Trombetti said. "You never want to take anything that you do for granted, because you never know when God decides it's your time to come home."
The spirit rock in front of the high school has now been turned into a memorial for the Fisher family and the water polo team, as a community heals and prays for comfort.
“God be with all of them. It's just something you don't want to ever have happen or hear about,” Sue Wolford, a Worthington Kilbourne parent, said. “This is a close community. Really tight.”
“Even though people are injured and people are hurting, they're going to come together, and they're going to make sure that they stick together as a family.”