Has anyone died snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef?

York boxer Cameron Shaw drowned while snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef. A boxer from York drowned while snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef, an inquest heard. Cameron Shaw, 25, was found floating in the sea, off the coast of Cairns in Australia, on Monday, October 24 this year and pronounced dead at the scene.



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Snorkelling. The sites in the Great Barrier Reef are shallow enough so that you can easily explore everything below the water's surface. The water in these parts is pleasantly warm and ideal for novices. There are plenty snorkelling expeditions from the main towns along the coasts.

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Take care when diving and snorkelling Be aware of where your fins are and avoid touching anything with them. Don't rest or stand on coral. If you must stand up, make sure it is on sand or use rest stations. Observe animals rather than handling them directly, and avoid blocking the path of free swimming animals.

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There are a couple of other sharks that inhabit the warmer waters of the Great Barrier Reef that can potentially be more of a threat to humans but are not commonly encountered. These are the Tiger Shark, a larger grey shark with tiger-like markings on the side of its body.

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The researchers identified two distinct types of bacteria clusters nestled inside the tissues of the coral. One of these is a close relative of the bacterium causing chlamydia (Chlamydiales), an infection typically found in mammals.

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