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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daisy Dumas

Australian woman, 67, suspected to have died while sailing in Mozambique channel

Deirdre Sibly, who is suspected to have died off the coast of east Africa.
Deirdre Sibly, who was described by her sister as a ‘very experienced’ sailor, had been travelling with her friend Pascal Mahe. Photograph: Sue Good

Australian authorities are providing assistance to the family of a South Australian woman who is suspected to have died while sailing off the east coast of Africa.

Deirdre “Cookie” Sibly, 67, from Port Lincoln, had departed from Reunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, in June. She was travelling with her friend, Pascal Mahe, a French national, on his yacht and the pair had intended to sail to South Africa.

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