Five swept to sea, three saved - Gellibrand Lower, Victoria, Australia

[DandyDon]

Body found in search for missing diver off Victorian coast

Police have located a body in the search for a diver who went missing off Gellibrand Lower, in Victoria's south-west, last month.

www.abc.net.au

Police have discovered the body of a man during the search for a missing diver in waters off Gellibrand Lower, in Victoria's south-west.

Divers located the body on rocks at Moonlight Beach, near the Devil's Kitchen tourist area, just before 11am on Monday.

The body of the man, yet to be identified, was retrieved from the rocks with assistance from the AirWing, police said in a statement this afternoon.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

The discovery comes after a weeks-long search for a missing diver who was among a group of five swept out to sea on April 30.

It is believed they were diving off Gellibrand Lower when they ran into trouble.

The discovery comes after a weeks-long search for a missing diver who was among a group of five swept out to sea on April 30.

It is believed they were diving off Gellibrand Lower when they ran into trouble.

Three people were found stranded but uninjured on a cliff-face between Wreck Beach and Devil's Kitchen.

The body of a 30-year-old man from Sunshine North was found on rocks and was retrieved by emergency services.

Police said weather conditions in recent weeks had made the search for the remaining diver "difficult".

Last month, the owner of a local anchorage retreat said the stretch of coastline was dangerous.

 

[John the Pom]

I've never dived there, but that is a very exposed coastline, where the conditions can be very challenging.

 

[Russjstewart]

News reports from April 30 say they were diving for abalone, that could mean snorkelling or scuba, The weather looked pretty unpleasent from the news footage
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[azstinger11]

Swell of 7m?!??! Yikes

 

[Bob DBF]

Swell of 7m?!??! Yikes

The quote was "Swell of up to 7m", which is different than a 7m swell. They were certainly diving in marginal conditions, but not necessarily as bad as it sounded.

 

[azstinger11]

The quote was "Swell of up to 7m", which is different than a 7m swell. They were certainly diving in marginal conditions, but not necessarily as bad as it sounded.

Ah yeah, very different. Thanks for the clarification.