Snorkellers run over at Steep Point

Just came over GWN news that 2 blokes snorkelling near Steep Point have been run over by a boat with one being killed and the other chap seriously injured.Two cops from Water police are on their way up there to do enquiries.
Nothing more to add at this moment,should come up on channel 7 in their news


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That's bad news. It hasn't been a good week for snorkelers.

Tue, 2008-12-30 17:14

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Commercial

Tue, 2008-12-30 17:19

Apparently it was a Commercial boat that ran over them and has now been siezed.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/30/2456836.htm

Definately not good to hear.

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Maybe only one hit

Tue, 2008-12-30 18:01

 

Just talked to a mate in the Bay.....he said there was only one person hit and killed....lost a limb and bled out....

story is may have been some 'silly bugger business' with the driver.....only rumour though.

 

feel sorry for the victims family and friends......

 

 

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did they have a dive flag up?

Tue, 2008-12-30 18:17

never good to hear stories like this, particularly at this time of year.

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mate was out there today the

Tue, 2008-12-30 21:41

mate was out there today the police said no dive flags up near monkey rock

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Are snorkellers required to

Wed, 2008-12-31 05:55

Are snorkellers required to have a dive flag up?

I thought it was tanks from a boat? 

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The word "snorkelling" has

Wed, 2008-12-31 06:01

The word "snorkelling" has been deleted from the definition of diving because it placed an obligation on people snorkelling from the beach and in the river to display a dive flag.

 

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Bit disturbed by Terry's

Wed, 2008-12-31 17:57

Bit disturbed by Terry's suggestion that dive flags may not offer any obligation if displayed by snorkellers and perhaps they shouldn't have them up. They're actually more important for freedivers than scuba because you have to spend so much time on the surface because you don't have canned air.

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Answer to that comment has

Thu, 2009-01-01 10:35

Answer to that comment has been posted in the other thread that's about legislation etc covering use of dive flags http://fishwrecked.com/node/18523



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RIP I was up there only

Wed, 2008-12-31 07:45

RIP

I was up there only weeks ago. Its very remote and not a place you want to get any form of injury.

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glenn cole

Wed, 2008-12-31 14:34

glenn cole was the bloke that got killed a i went to school with him. he was a good lad and was in the army for a couple of years to i fished with him a few times off the north wall was a good bloke a true champ
R.I.P colesy
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sad

Sat, 2009-01-03 13:04

Bloody sad state of affairs, not safe anywhere anymore. :(

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