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Australian man reportedly dies surfing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands Australian man reportedly dies surfing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
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An Australian man has reportedly died while surfing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands. An Australian surfer has reportedly been killed after being slammed into rocks by a wave off the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.
Police told the Jakarta Post newspaper that Ronald Stephen Schneider, 54, died on Tuesday about 6pm local time after a wave slammed him into rocks. The Jakarta Post newspaper has reported that Ronald Stephen Schneider, 54, died on Tuesday around 6pm local time.
Local authorities in the Mentawais, a chain of islands off western Sumatra, were preparing to send his body home to Australia, it was reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian man who died in the country.
More details to come ... Authorities in the Mentawais, a chain of islands off western Sumatra, were preparing to send his body home to Australia, it was reported.