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Tourist dies on the Great Barrier Reef
AAP
A tourist has died on a diving trip about 40km off the Cairns coastline despite desperate efforts to revive him.
The man, in his 60s, was pulled from the waters of Moore Reef around 12.15pm (AEST) on Wednesday.
CPR was performed on the man but he couldn't be revived and police will now prepare a report for the coroner.
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