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Search Called Off for Man Overboard From Carnival Splendor off Queensland

The halted search shifts efforts from rescue to investigation.

Overview

  • Queensland Police suspended the multi-agency search on Tuesday after three days without a sighting.
  • The suspension ended an air-and-sea effort by AMSA, Water Police, rescue helicopters, coast guard units, merchant ships, and volunteer crews.
  • CCTV footage showed the man in his 70s climbing over a safety rail on Friday night before he went overboard.
  • Hours earlier on Friday, a 67-year-old Tasmanian woman was found unresponsive while snorkeling near the Tangalooma Wrecks and died at the scene.
  • Police are preparing a report for the coroner as Carnival supports both families and authorities treat the two cases as unrelated.