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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daisy Dumas

‘Unsafe’ equipment used by British music producer who died diving off Byron Bay, court hears

A generic image of a man scuba diving
Karl Bareham was found on the ocean floor 2.5km off the coast during a dive tour of Nguthungulli/Julian Rocks in 2019. Photograph: Reuters

The diving equipment used by a British music producer who died during a scuba tour off Byron Bay was deemed “unsafe” by a police diver and a scuba technician, a court has heard.

Karl Bareham was found lying on the ocean floor 2.5km off the coast without his breathing equipment in his mouth, during a dive tour of Nguthungulli/Julian Rocks on 24 September 2019.

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