Two Gwent tourists drown while swimming at beach near Great Barrier Reef
- A British father and son drowned off the Queensland coast in Australia on April 13.
- They swam at a beach near Seventeen Seventy known locally as dangerous and unguarded.
- An Australian man suffered serious injuries attempting to save them from the water.
- Robin Reed was 46, Owen 17; a fundraiser collected over £4,000.
- Police recovered their bodies by helicopter, and authorities began a coronial investigation.
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Tributes to Brit father & son, 17, who drowned off Great Barrier Reef
TWO Brit tourists who drowned after being swept out to sea in Australia have been named. Tragic Robin Reed, 46, and his son Owen Reed, 17, died while swimming without lifeguard supervision on April 13 near the Great Barrier reef. WNSRobin Reed with his son Owen have been named as the two Brits who drowned in Australia on April 13[/caption] AlamyThe tragic incident unfolded in near the great Barrier Reef, close to the town of Seventeen Seventy in…
British tourists who drowned near Great Barrier Reef named as father and son
Robin and Owen Reed were swimming near Seventeen Seventy, Queensland (Picture: Wales News Service) A British father and son who drowned after being swept off the coast of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef have been named. Robin, 46, and Owen Reed, 17, were swimming at a beach not monitored by lifeguards when they got into trouble near the town of Seventeen Seventy, Queensland, on April 14. Known to locals as a dangerous place to swim, strong…
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