World · East Asia & Pacific · 18 hrs ago
Missing boatie found dead after search off Gold Coast
A 55-year-old man was found dead on Monday morning after going missing in the water off Hope Island on the Gold Coast.
People heard calls for help near Boykambil Esplanade on Sunday evening, and police later found his boat empty in Coombabah Creek.
Police said he had tried to paddle a broken-down small boat back to his sailing boat, where he lived in the Broadwater.
He was reported to be a strong swimmer, but had badly cut his foot on barnacles earlier that day.
Police searched by air and sea and used sonar before officers found him at the mouth of Saltwater Creek.
His death is not being treated as suspicious, and police will prepare a report for the coroner.
A 55-year-old man was found dead at the mouth of Saltwater Creek after going missing in the water off Hope Island on the Gold Coast.
Police found him at about 8:45am on Monday, after a search involving marine, aerial and sonar resources.
The search began on Sunday after reports that a man was calling for help and an unoccupied boat was found in Coombabah Creek.
Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that a report would be prepared for the coroner.
Police said he had tried to paddle his broken-down boat back to his sailing boat and became separated from it.
- Who
- A 55-year-old man, the owner of the boat.
- What
- He was found dead after going missing in the water. Police are not treating his death as suspicious.
- When
- He was found at about 8:45am on Monday. He was reported missing on Sunday.
- Where
- At the mouth of Saltwater Creek, near Hope Island on the Gold Coast.
- Why
- Police said he had tried to paddle his broken-down boat back to his sailing boat and became separated from it. The circumstances are not known.
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Emergency services were called after reports of a man yelling for help near the Boykambil Esplanade Boat Ramp.
Police found an unoccupied boat in Coombabah Creek and began a search.
Police searched into the early hours and resumed at first light with marine, aerial and sonar resources.
Officers found the man dead at the mouth of Saltwater Creek.
- Age
- 55 years old
- Search location
- Hope Island, Gold Coast
- Boat found
- Coombabah Creek
- Body found
- Mouth of Saltwater Creek
- Time found
- About 8:45am on Monday
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What people are saying
Somehow he became separated from his boat and he's obviously ended up in the water
The circumstances around that we don't know.