Mystery of couple abandoned in shark-infested waters after boat crew forgot about them
dailystar.co.ukFancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays Twenty-three years after they were last spotted diving off tour boat the Outer Edge at around 3pm, 40 miles off the coast of Queensland, there are still no signs of Tom and Eileen Lonergan.The American couple arrived at Port Douglas in northern Australia in January 1998 looking for adventure, and adventure is what they got — abandoned in shark-infested waters and left to suffer a horrifying fate that went on to inspire a hit film years later.
After a two-year tour of duty with the US Peace Corps in Tuvalu and Fiji, the Lonergans decided they would visit the must-see Great Barrier Reef.Married for 10 years, Tom and Eileen met and wedded while at.
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