Body of Australian tourist killed on whale watching trip may have been found

The body of an Australian man feared drowned in the tragic sinking of a whale-watching boat in Canada may have been found.

A body was discovered near where the 20m Leviathan II capsized off Vancouver Island, killing five British sightseers on October 25.

Raveshan Pillay, 27, from Sydney has not been found.

The British Columbia Coroners Service said it was sending a coroner to the scene, but cautioned it was too early to say if it was the Australian.

His family had travelled from Australia to Canada for the search.

Canadian authorities said it appeared a wave hit the boat from one side while most of the 27 passengers and crew were on the top deck and other side of the vessel.

Another report pointed to a whale striking the boat.