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Taiwanese man’s body found in WA lake
A Taiwanese man’s body has been recovered from a lake at an abandoned mine site in Western Australia.
December 26, 2022
The body of a Taiwanese man, who went missing on Christmas Day, has been recovered from a lake at an abandoned mine site in Western Australia.
The 33-year-old disappeared at Black Diamond Lake near Collie, about 200km south of Perth, on Sunday afternoon.
Friends raised the alarm about 2.30pm but a police-led air, land and water search failed to find the man.
Specialist divers were deployed to the search area on Monday, with a police spokesman announcing the man’s body had been found about 5pm.
Black Diamond Lake is a very deep artificial lake created from a disused open cut mine that ceased operations in the 1950s.
It has extremely cold water with a vibrant turquoise colour and is rated as one of WA’s top 10 Instagram spots.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.