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Winter Olympian Alex Pullin dies on the Gold Coast – ABC News
Australian Olympic snowboarder, Alex “Chumpy” Pullin has died in a spearfishing accident at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast.
Winter Olympian Alex “Chumpy” Pullin has died in a spearfishing incident at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast.
The 32-year-old Australian snowboarder was found by a snorkeller on an artificial reef this morning.
Justin Payne, a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) officer in charge at Coolangatta, said emergency services responded to a call just after 10:30am.
“The QAS received a phone call to support the lifeguards down here, where they were attempting to retrieve and resuscitate a 32-year-old male, who was found on the bottom of the ocean,” Mr Payne said.
“The patient was found at the bottom of the reef,
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