Overview
- Queensland Police said Rees’s death was sudden and not suspicious, with a report to be prepared for the coroner.
- The Australian Maritime Safety Authority opened an investigation and will interview crew when the vessel docks in Darwin on November 2.
- Multiple reports say the ship departed without a proper headcount and alerted authorities hours later, with the delay described as up to five hours.
- A Nautilus Aviation helicopter found Rees’s body about 50 meters from the Cook’s Look walking track the morning after the search began.
- Rees’s daughter accused Coral Expeditions of a lack of care and common sense, while a claim reported by The Australian that the captain initially declined to engage with search coordinators has not been confirmed by authorities.