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Dive tragedy at Mornington

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A SCUBA diving instructor and her student drowned near Mornington pier, Friday afternoon. The instructor, 40, of Avalon, reportedly runs a dive business at Mornington. Her student was a 39-year-old man from Langwarrin. Senior Sergeant Neil Aubert, of Mornington police, said it appeared the student got into trouble about midday. The instructor managed to get him to the pier, where he could be hauled out of the water by bystanders. But she then drifted away and drowned. Sergeant Aubert praised an 18-year-old man for throwing a life buoy to the pair, and another man for diving into the water in an attempt to rescue them. He said the woman’s parents lived in Queensland. A strong north-west wind made conditions difficult. The water temperature is about 12 degrees. Late in the day, police divers were still in the water searching for clues as to the divers’ deaths. The pier, a popular spot with scuba drivers, was recently remodelled with a wave attenuator to reduce the impact of large waves. More Page 9

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win the hotly-contested marginal seat of neighbouring Dunkley. Liberal Environment Minister Greg Hunt holds Flinders by a whopping 11.8 per cent margin so there seems little chance of an upset victory as he faces challengers Carolyn Gleixner (Labor), Willisa Hogarth (Greens), Ben Wild (Animal Justice Party), Yvonne Gentle (Rise Up Australia Party) and independent Shane Lewis. Polling suggests the vote in Dunkley could go down to the wire. Sitting member Bruce Billson, the former Liberal

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