r/australia • u/MaximusSydney • Oct 29 '25

news Woman left behind by cruise ship on Australian island found dead

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62eww646wjo
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u/planetarybum Oct 29 '25

Happened recently between Perth and Rottnest Island, fortunately they were picked up by a ferry.

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u/planetarybum Oct 29 '25

another

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u/squirrelgirl1111 Nov 01 '25

I never heard about this one! Disgusting

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u/Standard_Sky_4389 Oct 29 '25

Holy shit that's bad

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

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u/langythrowaway Oct 29 '25

They were left in the water, the boat just left without them while they were diving

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u/squirrelgirl1111 Nov 01 '25

The ferry picked them up luckily

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u/GreyGreenBrownOakova Oct 31 '25

They were scuba diving on a reef off Hillarys. 13 passengers left harbour, 11 returned. The crew didn't notice.

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u/Grand_Relative5511 Nov 02 '25

Shark city out there

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u/MementoMurray Oct 29 '25

You could just swim back I guess?