Australia Found Deceased - Kurt Butler 39, Unidentified female 38, Bribie Island, 24 March 2018

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Mystery surrounds why the bodies of a man and woman were found washed up on a Queensland beach covered in injuries - as police investigate the 'suspicious deaths'

By Holly Hales and Brooke Rolfe For Daily Mail Australia and Aap
PUBLISHED: 14:49 AEDT, 26 March 2018

• Kurt Butler, 39, and a female Canadian were found dead on Bribie Island
• The bodies were discovered on Saturday morning by a local volunteer
• Mr Butler lived in nearby Pelican Waters and is believed to be a FIFO worker
• Police have said both victims were found with unexplained injuries

Police are investigating why two dead bodies washed up on a Queensland beach with a number of unexplained injuries.

Kurt Butler, 39, was found alongside a 38-year-old Canadian woman just south of the northernmost tip of Bribie Island near Brisbane on Saturday.

The resident of Pelican Waters on the nearby mainland is believed to have been a FIFO worker at a mining company in Papua New Guinea.

Neighbours told The Courier Mail that Mr Butler was a friendly neighbour who was 'always happy for a chat'.

A volunteer checking for turtle nests discovered the pair early Saturday morning after they were said to be floating in the water for more than 24 hours.

An abandoned jet ski which was in a nearby passage is believed to have belonged to Mr Butler.

Water police, detectives and crime officers have launched an investigation.

'It's fairly common for people to park their tinnies or jet skis in the calm waters... and walk across Bribie Island to the open side a go for a swim in the surf,' Sen Sgt Wiggins said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5543449/Kurt-Butler-named-victim-mystery-continues-surround-bodies-washed-Queensland-beach.html

 

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Community mourns Coast man found dead on Bribie Island

Matty Holdsworth Francesca Mcmackin by MATTY HOLDSWORTH, FRANCESCA MCMACKIN and Daniel Knowles, Chris Honnery
The Courier-Mail
Updated: 26th Mar 2018 7:10 AM


ONE of the swimmers found dead on Bribie Island has been identified as a Sunshine Coast man.

The bodies were found on Saturday morning by a passer-by who was looking for turtle nests, in the area of the beach closed to 4WD vehicles about 3km from the northern tip of the island.

Detectives said one of the swimmers was a 39-year-old man from Pelican Waters, who owned the jetski.

The woman, aged 38 years old, was a tourist.

Police said it was common for those visiting northern Bribie Island to park their watercraft in the passage and walk across the island to the surf side.

While detectives had earlier raised concerns over unexplained injuries on the bodies, the incident is now being treated as a non-suspicious accident.

The bodies, wearing swimming gear, were found on the ocean side of Bribie Island, and a jetski was also found in the Pumicestone Passage nearby.

Police have declined to released the names of the pair.

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/investigation-mystery-surrounds-two-deaths-south-o/3369910/

 

[Horror]

I am glad to read they are identified to police and it's not suspicious. I did find it strange that 2 people would wash up together to the same spot.


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[investikater]

she was identified as Julie Tutak Baddeley

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