Body located in Queensland quarry
A body has been located today as part of a search for a missing 16-year-boy at a quarry in the Collingwood Park area.
Police have confirmed that the body is of missing 16-year-old, Duncan Wilmott.
Wilmott was playing with friends when he dived into the quarry at a private property at Collingwood Park near Ipswich about midday on last Monday.
In a statement released by police they said: "Duncan's family have been advised that his body has been found. They are grieving & have requested privacy at this difficult time."
Images of the search for the missing teen last week. Source: 7 News.
The search for the missing teen at the quarry last week. Source: 7 News.
Ipswich district duty officer Sergeant Paul Andrews said teenagers who were with the boy saw him briefly resurface before going under the water.
QLD and NSW police divers located the body at a depth of 32 meters in Blue Lake around mid afternoon today.
Police say this tragedy should serve as a warning and that swimming on private property where submerged hazards pose a threat is an unnecessary risk.
Duncan's father, Ipswich real estate agent Ryan Wilmott posted the message to social media last week. Source: Facebook.
Reports stated police divers were hindered by underwater obstacles. Source: Facebook.
One of the teenagers who accompanied Duncan to the quarry and who frantically searched for him when he disappeared, Shane Alston, posted to a Facebook tribute page his despair at not being able to find him.
"I'm sorry I turned around and went back to the surface, I'm sorry I let you sink bro 😢😢😢 I cry all the time," he wrote.
Police have urged people not to swim in the many disused quarries in the region.
More details to come.
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