The sporting world is mourning the loss of Australian Olympian snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin who died while spearfishing off Queensland’s Gold Coast.
The 32-year-old was a three-time winter Olympian, carrying the Australian Flag at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and two-time world champion.
Officials believed Mr Pullin drowned after suffering a blackout while free-diving off Palm Beach on the Gold Coast. Image: News Corp Australia
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