Gear found, diver missing - Narrawallee beach, New South Wales, Australia

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DandyDon

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In an earlier appeal, they announced finding a rail gun and spear, Go-Pro 4 camera, fish bag, LED torch, and red croc-style shoes. It's really a good idea to put the owner's name and contact info on such as well as in the first photo of a camera memory card, erase protected. After the appeal, a 30-year-old man from Roseville contacted police and identified himself as the owner of the equipment.

Search completed for suspected missing diver
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Following a public appeal, a 30-year-old man from Roseville contacted police and identified himself as the owner of the equipment.

Officers from South Coast Police District have completed a search for a diver after spearfishing equipment was found in waters near Mollymook.

The equipment was recovered by a fisherman from about six metres of water approximately 100m off Narrawallee Beach Headland, Narrawallee, just north of Mollymook Beach, about 3pm on Tuesday, June 15.

The equipment was handed to officers from South Coast Police District a short time later and an investigation began, with assistance from the Marine Area Command, to locate the owner of the property.

Officers from South Coast Police District, with the assistance of Polair, conducted a land and sea search in the area of Narrawallee from 10.00am on Wednesday, June 16.

Following a public appeal, a 30-year-old man from Roseville contacted police and identified himself as the owner of the equipment.

As no missing persons have been reported in the area, the search has been completed.

Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.
 
what did you do? duck out for a beer?
 
Dandy, this doesn't seem to be an incident or a near miss. Just someone who let a few things of his get lost.
 
Dandy, this doesn't seem to be an incident or a near miss. Just someone who let a few things of his get lost.
It had never occurred to me that gear falling overboard, presumably lost forever, could lead to a needless lost diver search.
 
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