Received this yesterday.
"Subj: Dan Grenier lost
Date: 9/2/2004 6:19:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Dan Grenier
To: Ben Davidson , Brandon Cole ,David Gamach , David Miller ,Robert Persons
We apologise for this way of advising you all.
Dan Grenier, whom you all know, has been missing at sea - as of today 48 hours. We have numerous planes and boats out searching and we have not given up hope and will continue the search for a while yet.
Desperately need donations to keep the search alive. Any assistance is appreciated.
Please call on Fiji 679 6694747
Lynette Mercer
Mike Agnew
Alesi Grenier.
Please pass this on to all his dive buddies. We cant find his address book. Thanks"
Received this today:
"Mother joins search for missing daughter in Fiji
Friday, 3 September 2004
The mother of a NSW far south coast woman missing overseas while skindiving is flying to Fiji today to join in the search for her daughter.
Janice Gibbons learnt on Tuesday that her daughter, Danielle, 27, was missing while learning how to dive near the large southern island of Viti Levu.
Mrs Gibbons says Danielle and the dive master were dropped off at one end of a reef by the dive boat.
When the two divers failed to return to the boat, a search was mounted.
She says she has appealed to the Australian Government to direct personnel to help with the search, but her pleas so far have fallen on deaf ears.
"At the moment we're pleading with the authorities to use all their resources available to assist in the search," she said. "The locals are helping over there and doing a wonderful job, but they've had two nights in the water."
"I just want everyone to help, in particular the Australian Navy and Air Force. Apparently they are in the area, they're in the Solomon Islands, and they can come over, but we have to plead with the authorities for that to happen.'"
Spoke with Fiji today and as of 2 am still no trace. Air and land grid search continues.
Best regards.
DocVikingo