Umkhenkethi wase-Bhritane oneminyaka engama-82 ubudala uye warhaxwa ngelixa erhubuluza kwi-Great Barrier Reef kamsinya nje emva kokuqinisekisa ukuba uphilile kwaye unqwenela ukuqhubeka nokuqubha kwakhe.
Amapolisa athi le ndoda ibihamba neqabane layo kuhambo olungaphaya kweminyaka engama-50, olujikeleza ihlabathi ngenqanawa iSaga Rose, eyayimise kufutshane neSiqithi saseHamilton, ngethuba kusenzeka le ngozi.
Abasebenzi boKhenketho baqaphele le ndoda ifumana ubunzima bokuphefumla ngelixa i-snorkelling malunga ne-Dumbell Island malunga ne-12.20pm (AEST) izolo.
Kodwa xa ebuzwa, uxelele abasebenzi ukuba uphilile kwaye ufuna ukuqhubeka nokudlala i-snorkelling, amapolisa athi.
Wafunyanwa engekho zingqondweni emva kwexesha elifutshane emanzini.
Ngaphandle kweenzame zokuvuselela, le ndoda yabhengezwa njengefileyo kwiZiko lezoNyango laseHamilton Island.
Unobangela wokubhubha kwakhe awukaziwa, kwaye uxilongo lwesidumbu luza kwenziwa ekupheleni kwale veki.
Kodwa isithethi seDive Queensland uCol McKenzie uthe eli shishini libona umkhwa wabantu abadala abahlaselwa sisifo sentliziyo kunye nezinye iingxaki zonyango ngelixa bentywila kulwandle, beneminyaka engama-61 ubudala.
Uthe ishishini lixhotyiswe kakuhle ngezixhobo zokhuseleko, kubandakanywa izikhephe ezininzi eziphethe ezazo i-defibrillators.
Kodwa i-100 pesenti yokhuseleko ayinakuqinisekiswa, utshilo.
” kuthetha ukuba, ubunyani bokuba abantu abadala baphume bayonwabele iBarrier Reef – abanye babo basaza kufa,” utshilo uMnu McKenzie.
Uthe ngelixa kufuneka kufundwe kuzo zonke izinto ezibhubhayo, okunye ukufa akunakuthintelwa.
“Sineshishini elikhuseleke ngendlela emangalisayo xa ucinga ukuba sithatha izigidi zabantu ngonyaka siye kwiBarrier Reef,” utshilo uMnu McKenzie.
"Kodwa ngomqondiso ofanayo, ngumsebenzi onzima-ufuna umthambo kancinane nje ukuba ungene emanzini kwaye ngamanye amaxesha yinto encinci kwabanye abantu."
Ngokwewebhusayithi yeSaga, inqanawa induluke eNgilani nge-5 kaJanuwari yaza yamisa eSydney ngoLwesihlanu.
Ukapteni u-Alistair McLundie uxele kwiblogi yakhe ngolwe-Sihlanu wayejonge phambili kutyelelo lwaseWhitsdays.
“Kuza kuba nzima kakhulu njengoko siqhubeka nohambo lwehlabathi, sikhumbula ukuhlala kwethu eSydney,” utshilo.
"Ke ngoku ndijonge phambili kwiiveki zethu ezizayo."
Izimvo bezifunwa kwiSaga.
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