An 80-year-old cruise passenger has been found dead on a Great Barrier Reef island after being accidentally left behind by the ship's crew

Author: ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 30/10/2025 | 07:00:44

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Suzanne Rees was on the second day of a cruise in Australia when she disembarked the Coral Adventurer. The ship left Lizard Island around five hours before reporting her missing late on Saturday. At some stage in that sequence, or shortly after, Mum died, alone, the daughter says. Coral Expeditions chief executive Mark Fifield says his company is cooperating with official investigations into the death. Australian Maritime Safety Authority is investigating why Rees may not have been accounted for when passengers were boarding Lizard Island. The tragedy is also being investigated by a workplace safety watchdog.

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