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The search for a young tourist who went missing at a popular waterfall in north Queensland has ended in tragedy after divers pulled his body from the water.
The 20-year-old international student disappeared on Sunday around
A search and rescue operation was launched by emergency services to find the young man.
Police divers from Brisbane assisted in the search and found the young man’s body about 6pm on Monday.
It is understood the tourist was swept downstream after swimming at the top of a set of waterfalls – an area marked as a no-swimming zone.
The body of a 20-year-old international student has been pulled from the water at Crystal Cascades, west of Cairns (pictured)
The alarm was raised after the 20-year-old reportedly spent eight minutes submerged under a waterfall.
Crystal Cascades Falls is a popular swimming destination for locals and tourists alike, but is also the site of several drowning deaths.
In April 2023, a father and son, aged 59 and 21, were pronounced dead after they were found unconscious in the water near the falls.
An 18-year-old man was also pronounced dead in 2014 after he slipped over the edge of the falls and did not resurface.
Cairns Mayor Terry James said more needed to be done to warn the public about the dangers of swimming in the region’s creeks and waterways, especially after heavy rain.
“At this time of year when we get so much rain, the rivers run really fast and people don’t realize how dangerous it is,” Mr James said. Herald Sun.
A major search operation was launched for the young man who did not surface after he jumped from a ledge into the water, with police divers locating his body two days later (stock image by Queensland Police and State of Emergency Services)
Sir. James said the council should install graphics to deter swimmers next to the clear warning signs placed on the path to the upper pools at Crystal Cascades.
He said fencing off the entire areas was “not an option”, but signs similar to those installed at Babinda Boulders last year would be beneficial.
“Fencing the entire river is not an option (because of) the amount of debris that comes down the river during floods,” James said.
‘It’s the same as Boulders, we have all the signage in the world and you hope people listen.
‘It’s one of those things, it happens too much and too often, we really need to step up our warnings.’
The police are preparing a report about the 20-year-old man’s death to the coroner.