A diving firm in Australia has been fined almost £100,000 after a British tourist died on her first ever dive off the coast of Queensland.
Bethany Farrell, 23, from Colchester in Essex, was found lying unresponsive on the sea floor after becoming separated from her friend and their diving instructor during an introductory dive at Blue Pearl Bay on 17 February 2015. She was unable to be revived and died at the scene.
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