Lost diver recovered - Geraldton, Western Australia

[DandyDon]

I've been trying to follow this story for a couple of days, seeing literally dozens of stories, about a missing man who was thought to have been scuba diving - but they weren't sure so they were searching on land as well. Only a few of these mentioned that he had a broken arm in a cast. Who dives in a cast?! See Australian scuba diver with broken arm goes missing on New Year's Day

It seems that a large search force worked together, and this is on the opposite side of the continent from the massive fires. They think they found him...

Body found at Geraldton beach during search for diver Dean Gellatly

A body has been found at a West Australian beach during the search for a scuba diver who was reported missing on New Year’s Day.

Dean Gellatly.
Dean Gellatly, 41, was believed to be diving in an area off St Georges Beach at Geraldton, in the state’s Mid West region, when he failed to return home.

A sea and land search was launched, including the use of a spotter plane, and on Friday morning a body was found on the beach.

A police spokesman told AAP the body was yet to be formally identified but Mr Gellatly’s family had been notified about the development.

 

[Bob DBF]

Only a few of these mentioned that he had a broken arm in a cast. Who dives in a cast?!

Those Aussies are a tough lot, I wouldn’t put anything past them.


Bob

 

[clownfishsydney]

Sad. I once went to Vanuatu and dived the SS President Coolidge with an Australian dive shop owner. He had his arm in a cast the whole trip, did dives to 50 metres.