227 results for “water rescue”
19y · Male·drowning
… 19-year-old male drowned in Frederick Henry Bay after attempting to paddle a kayak 15.5 km across exposed water from Roches Beach to Lime Bay. Despite advice from his father and uncle to stay close to shore, he venture…
74y · Male·Drowning
…sizing. The deceased wore a Type 2 Personal Flotation Device (PFD), which lacks head support for prolonged water immersion. He was not a strong swimmer and did not carry emergency beacon equipment (EPIRB or PLB). Contri…
Drowning or immersion; the precise medical cause could not be ascertained as onl…
…fog. The coroner found critical failures in vessel procurement, safety standards, training, and search and rescue response. Specifically, the regional manager failed to ensure seaworthiness, the builder falsely certified…
Male·Immersion (drowning) in the Indian Ocean
…mas Island, where he was found on 30 January 2013 severely dehydrated and sun-burned. Extensive search and rescue operations found no trace of the three men, and the coroner concluded they drowned. The deaths were found …
17y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in shark attack
…ditions. Multiple witnesses observed the shark attacking the deceased, with the shark's tail visible above water and the surfboard alongside it. Despite an extensive search over several days, the deceased's body was not…
1y · Male·drowning
… unsecured inflatable backyard pool on 25 February 2014 in Hobart, Tasmania. The pool, containing 495mm of water, exceeded the 300mm threshold requiring safety fencing under Australian Standards but had none installed. …
Salt water drowning
…and Nitisha Negi (15) on 10 December 2017. All three were non-competent swimmers who encountered dangerous water conditions including rip currents, unexpected depth changes, and wave action near the groyne structure. Th…
47y · Male·Myocardial ischaemia as a result of undiagnosed coronary artery disease; cerebra…
…rial gas embolism from uncontrolled ascent could not be excluded. Critical failings included inadequate in-water supervision (instructor swimming ahead facing away from divers), lack of buoyancy control device instructi…
44y · Male·Drowning due to head injury due to impact with yacht
…tion device (PFD). After suffering a head injury in an unexpected sharp gybe manoeuvre, he fell into rough water (2–3 metre seas, winds 25–30 knots). Heroic rescue attempts by crew members Dr C. and Mr McKay, despite se…
48y · Male·Cause of death has not been determined; likely drowning, hypothermia, or trauma …
… in rough weather conditions while the crew was returning from fishing. Despite a comprehensive search and rescue operation, Thorpe's body was never recovered. While the precise cause of death could not be determined, ev…
18y · Male·Immersion (drowning) shortly after being washed into the sea whilst fishing off …
…Waychinicup National Park on 27 February 2021 when large waves knocked him and his cousin into treacherous waters. Although his cousin was rescued, Damien was never found despite an extensive multi-agency search operati…
18y · Male·Drowning
…ered the river to avoid police detection. He became exhausted from running and struggled in heavily weeded water conditions, drowning within minutes of entry. The coroner found police actions were appropriate, restraine…
20y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding on the cause of death
…s head, and was swept into the ocean while apparently unconscious. Despite comprehensive police search and rescue operations over several days, the body was not recovered. A torn piece of white t-shirt consistent with th…
65y · Male·Drowning
…Bay on 28 July 1977 after his boat was swamped and capsized by a freak wave. Both men were thrown into the water; his companion survived but Bates disappeared underwater near the reef edge where strong currents were pre…
26y · Female·Drowning
A 26-year-old American woman died by drowning while scuba diving on the Yongala shipwreck during her honeymoon. The coroner accepted drowning as the cause of death but did not accept accidental explanations (arrhythmia, …
65y · Male·Consistent With Drowning
…ppropriately sized for vessel and conditions, and PFDs have design features that keep them in place during water immersion, enabling arm use for swimming and self-rescue.
27y · Male·Asphyxia due to drowning
…r consuming significant alcohol throughout the day. Despite being a strong swimmer, he entered intoxicated water, stumbled, and disappeared underwater. He was submerged 7-15 minutes before rescue and resuscitation. Bloo…
70y · Male·Smoke inhalation
…ing a hoarding and squalor taskforce; home fire sprinkler installation in social housing; and streamlining water infrastructure approval for sprinkler systems. Early entry to the property for mandatory inspections might…
68y · Male·Drowning
…3-4 metre swell, 20-knot wind) by the time of the incident. A larger than normal swell washed him into the water; he appeared initially uninjured but rapidly developed difficulty with frothing at mouth. His sons retriev…
23y · Male·unable to determine conclusively; likely immersion/drowning
Jake Preston Bearup, a 23-year-old man, went missing from Exmouth, Western Australia in January 2010 after taking a company dinghy from the marina. He was found to have consumed significant alcohol on the day of disappea…
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