Brother of missing Brisbane boatie makes plea

“We’ve had so much support from all of our friends … and we appreciate that so much.”

Loading

Shannon said he believed his brother was still alive after Thursday’s search led to the discovery of his brother’s hat floating in the ocean.

“The hat was a clip-on hat, so he’d have to physically take the hat off,” he said.

“I believe that he was swimming somewhere and the hat was annoying him, so he’s just ripped it off and he’s somewhere on the island or in the ocean.”

Shannon said his brother was very strong and an achiever, making the cover of skateboarding magazine Slam in the autumn 2021 edition and was a very experienced fisherman.

“We just want this search to keep on going,” he said.

Shannon said his parents were…