British tourist drowns near popular Australian waterfall

Tuesday, 24 Feb, 2016 0

A body of a British man who was swept away at a popular Australian waterfall has been found.

The 25-year-old man, from the United Kingdom, was found dead about 1,800 metres downstream of Josephine Falls, near Cairns, in north Queensland.

He had been swimming with a Canadian woman in ‘treacherous conditions’ when he was swept away by a powerful current on Tuesday about 5.30pm local time, reports the Daily Mail.

Police said the tourist and a woman had jumped into the water at Josephine Falls when they became separated.

The officer said the woman was able to swim to the river bank and although the man resurfaced he vanished shortly afterwards.



 

profileimage

Diane



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...