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Great Barrier Reef: British tourist dies while scuba diving | Great Barrier Reef: British tourist dies while scuba diving |
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A British tourist has become the third person this week to die on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. | A British tourist has become the third person this week to die on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. |
The 60-year-old man was scuba diving at Agincourt Reef in Far North Queensland when he was seen to be in trouble, tour operator Quicksilver said. | The 60-year-old man was scuba diving at Agincourt Reef in Far North Queensland when he was seen to be in trouble, tour operator Quicksilver said. |
The tourist, a certified diver, was helped to the surface but could not be revived. | The tourist, a certified diver, was helped to the surface but could not be revived. |
It comes after two French tourists died while snorkelling on the reef at Michaelmas Cay on Wednesday. | It comes after two French tourists died while snorkelling on the reef at Michaelmas Cay on Wednesday. |
They are both believed to have suffered cardiac arrests. | They are both believed to have suffered cardiac arrests. |
'No regulator' | 'No regulator' |
Paramedics were alerted to the latest tragedy just after 12.30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Friday. | |
"CPR was performed on a male patient in his sixties by a nurse on board a vessel and subsequently by a doctor," a Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said. | "CPR was performed on a male patient in his sixties by a nurse on board a vessel and subsequently by a doctor," a Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said. |
The Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators (AMPTO) said the alarm was raised when the diver was spotted without a regulator in his mouth 15m (49ft) below sea level on the ocean floor. | |
"We're not sure as to what has happened at this stage," a Quicksilver spokeswoman said. | |
The man was travelling with his wife. It was his second dive of the day from a boat called Silver Sonic. | |
AMPTO executive director Col McKenzie said the boat was carrying oxygen and defibrillation equipment and had operated for 11 years without serious incident. | |
"Accidents like this are a tragedy for the surviving family members, the crew and the passengers," he said. | |
Agincourt Reef is about 100km (62 miles) north of the city of Cairns, and about 60km north of Michaelmas Cay. |
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