Gardners Falls death, Sunshine Coast, Queensland: Indian student drowns after using rope swing
A popular waterfall on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been the site of another fatal tragedy after a student from India drowned.
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A popular waterfall on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been the site of another fatal tragedy after a student from India drowned.
A tiny town with just 4,000 people in it is fast becoming the 'new Byron Bay' because of its eco-conscious landscape.
When he did not resurface they began searching and were joined by members of the community. Acting Inspector Mahony said emergency crews including police arrived and searched the water but were unsuccessful. A police diving team was then called in. Divers found the man's body at the bottom of the water hole just after 8pm, close to where he was last seen. "It would appear that the deceased has not hit a rock, or been caught under the water," he said. Sunshine Coast police Southern Division Acting Inspector John Mahony said the man was from Nepal, and had been living with family in Calou...
A man has drowned at popular swimming hole Gardners Falls on Tuesday afternoon. Sunshine Coast police district duty officer Scott Nolan said police divers found the man's body after 8pm. "At 4.45pm emergency crews responded to a report of a male person who was swimming who was no longer seen in the watering hole," Senior Sergeant Nolan said. "An immediate search by family members and emergency services failed to locate the male person. "Unfortunately, just after 8pm police divers located the man deceased." Sunshine Coast police district duty officer Scott Nolan said a man had drowned at...
A man has drowned at popular swimming hole Gardners Falls on Tuesday afternoon. Sunshine Coast police district duty officer Scott Nolan said police divers found the man's body after 8pm. "At 4.45pm emergency crews responded to a report of a male person who was swimming who was no longer seen in the watering hole," Senior Sergeant Nolan said. "An immediate search by family members and emergency services failed to locate the male person. "Unfortunately, just after 8pm police divers located the man deceased." Sunshine Coast police district duty officer Scott Nolan said a man had drowned at...