BREAKING: Olympic snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin has tragically drowned while spear fishing off the Gold Coast. 9News Full story:
The 32-year-old experienced free diver was found unresponsive on the ocean floor while spearfishing at an artificial reef off Palm Beach.
Paramedics were called to Palm Beach following a drowning incident off 19th Avenue about 10.30am today.Lifeguards and paramedics performed CPR for 45 minutes but he could not be saved.Only two weeks ago, Pullin shared a photo to Instagram of himself spearfishing off the Gold Coast.
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