The Australian | Dean Mercer dead: 'Little bloke with the heart of Phar Lap' The Australian The surf lifesaving community is in shock after the sudden death of former ironman champion Dean Mercer on the Gold Coast yesterday. He was 47. His distraught family — including wife Reen and their four sons, aged between six and 13 — issued a ... Ironman legend Dean Mercer dies after crashing car through fence on Gold Coast Ironman star Dean Mercer the face of surf life saving during Kellogg's Nutri-Grain glory days Coolangatta Gold to become tribute to passionate competitor Dean Mercer after his death on Gold Coast |