9news.com.au | Perth authorities 'uncertain' how drowned abalone fisherman ended up so far out at sea 9news.com.au Surf lifesavers plucked the unconscious man – understood to be a tourist visiting from Asia — 600 metres out to sea near Ocean Reef marina yesterday. They performed CPR for more than half an hour but the man could not be saved. Authorities say they ... A man has died in a suspected drowning while abalone fishing in Ocean Reef Man dies after being pulled from the water near Ocean Reef boat harbour Tragedy as abalone fisherman DIES despite desperate attempts to revive him on the sand at a busy Perth beach |