💔 🏂 Australian Winter Olympics star Alex “Chumpy” Pullin has died in a tragic accident on Queensland’s Gold Coast 😢 👉
reported the former world snowboarding champion suffered a shallow water blackout shortly after 10.30am local time. A shallow water blackout occurs when a person ‘faints’ underwater from a loss of oxygen.
“He didn’t have an oxygen mask, we understand he was free diving and spearfishing out on the reef,” Gold Coast Police District Duty Officer Chris Tritton said.Pullin was found unresponsive on the ocean floor by a snorkeller who brought him to the surface before lifeguards took him to shore. They attempted to revive him before paramedics took over and performed CPR for 45 minutes but were unable to save him.
“Lifeguards provided CPR to the man until the Queensland Ambulance Service arrived and took over,” at City of Gold Coast spokeswoman said.Alex Pullin in action for Australia PyeongChang 2018.
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