Man washed of high rock quobba yesterday
Submitted by uncle on Mon, 2017-08-14 07:06
Really hoping everything turns out ok.
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beachsoul
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Tragic.......
Wow I hope he is OK......... I wouldn't have gone anywhere near the rocks yesterday....I'm sure that part of our coast is copping some massive swells
edit. Not sounding good been out overnight
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poor guy hopefully its a good ending for him
and everything works out ok also is there a article about this ? if so can you pls post the link
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uncle
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Theres one on facebook
Some on will put it up.4 metre swells apparently. I was very gratefull for the safety fence many years ago
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Faaark me
Atrocious conditions up here yesterday. There was a small window mid morning where it wasn't blowing it's ass off yet the swell was pumping . For the love of god why don't people use the harness tie off points ?. Even better still DONT FISH when the weather is poo. Let this be a lesson for all of us. Hats off to all involved in search and rescue efforts yesterday and today. Weather is shocking today too.
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Chris (Silverfox above) has
Chris (Silverfox above) has just sent me some live footage and it's absolutely pumping up there with massive swells. Madness to even contemplate fishing.
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Yep sadly a 3.5-4m swell is
Yep sadly a 3.5-4m swell is not to be taken lightly.
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ABC News
This is the only details I could find. States he is a Taiwanese national.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-14/fisherman-missing-after-being-swept-off-rocks-near-carnarvon/8803042
Have been up to Quobba many times and have seen what the swells can do up there. Not worth risking your life for a feed of fish. Plenty of plaques up there for other who have lost thier life as a warning.
No excuses and now others (sea rescue) have to go out and look for him.
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meglodon
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Very sad
Hope the out come is positive.
Is there signs up there pointing out tying of points.
Callum24
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I feel sorry for the poor
I feel sorry for the poor people that find him somthing you'll never forget
4m swell fairdinkum have a think
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unfortunately the big seas
unfortunately the big seas have no mercy along our coast. but some people tend to ignore warnings
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Crazy
Seen it pumping as well, king waves kill, you'd think the sign would be fair warning.
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carnarvonite
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Hope
Not much hope left for him, Spoke to president of Carnarvon sea rescue first thing this morning, they searched yesterday arvo without result and 2 boats left at 0615 this morning bashing into 25 knot NE winds , big seas and swell so it would slow them down and take approx2-3 hours to reach the area.
Sadly I wouldn't have held much hope of finding him even if a boat could have been on scene within half an hour let alone 3 hours
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Body
Just heard that a body has been recovered but still needs to be identified
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unfortunately that was the
unfortunately that was the expected outcome. prob would have been done for within the hour of going in with the seas the way they were.
not good at all but goes to show you gotta watch the water at all times
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Dale
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Media are saying it's the guy they're looking for and his family overseas are being notified.
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Rip fellow fisho!
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My son and I ballooned
My son and I ballooned boundry the week before and there was some large swells coming through.It must of picked up a lot to go over high rock
just do it.
carnarvonite
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High Rock
Waves come from behind you at High Rock, they break on the south side and flush north washing those near the wire safety rope over the edge if they are not tied on. Once in the water they are taken out by the big rip about 50 metres further north.
From what I can gather, the body was found south of the Blowholes campsite at Black Rock, some 7-8nm south