One dead, one rescued, boat missing - Australia

[DandyDon]

Man dies while spearfishing on Great Barrier Reef

A man has been found clinging to a navigation buoy after his father died suddenly while they were spearfishing and their boat drifted away off Cairns.
Two men, aged 56 and 24, had motored out to Arlington Reef on Friday afternoon.
The older man experienced difficulty while swimming on the surface and subsequently died. His body was later pulled from the water near Upolu Reef by a rescue helicopter.
The younger man had been forced to swim to a navigation buoy after the pair's boat drifted away from where it had been anchored.
There are no suspicious circumstances and police are preparing a report for the Coroner.
However they've urged any boaties who were on Arlington Reef at the time to report any sightings of the boat.
It's described as six metres long, aluminium with a centre cabin. The hull was painted black with blue signwriting, with the cabin a lighter colour.

 

[clownfishsydney]

The father was found by Water Police dead.