Story out of Queensland, Australia:
The marine park's peak tourism body suggested both holidaymakers may have had heart attacks in a rare tragic coincidence before they were found floating near idyllic Michaelmas Cay.
The travellers, described as "elderly" by the cruise provider, had been on board the Passions of Paradise-owned catamaran as part of a group of 21 French tourists.
Passions of Paradise chief executive Scotty Garden said a third person also suffered a medical condition but survived.
Mr Garden said the company had stationed a lookout on the beach, another on the boat and two guides in the water at the sandy reef island, a little more than 40 kilometres north-east of Cairns.
"The Passions of Paradise lookout on the beach noticed a man floating in the watrer and pulled him to the sand cay where he performed CPR," he said in a statement.
After speaking to the company owner, Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators chief executive Col McKenzie said the woman was spotted face down in the water by the lookout on the boat.
"He grabbed her and dragged her onto the boat and commenced resuscitation of her but in both cases they were unsuccessful," he said.
Mr McKenzie said it was suspected they had both suffered heart failure, with the third person possibly suffering an anxiety attack. Cont.
Story from - Brisbane Times
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