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Aquatic mystery enthusiast Josie talks Mel through the nightmarish story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, two American divers who were left behind by their dive tour boat on QLD's Great Barrier Reef in 1998.
Wine pairing: a not-tart rosé from The Hidden Sea Wines.
Want to avoid the zest? Skip to 32:30.
Credits:
All That’s Interesting by Kara Goldfarb https://allthatsinteresting.com/tom-eileen-lonergan
The Baton Rouge Advocate by John Wirt http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2022842.html
The Guardian by David Fickling https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/23/2
The New York Times by Tony Horwitz https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/movies/film-dying-at-sea-probably.html
The Spokesman-Review by Keith O’Brien https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/aug/25/open-water-brings-kins-pain-to-surface/
The Brisbane Times by Drew Cratchley and Paul Osborne https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ten-years-on-reef-mystery-remains-20080123-ge9l6l.html
Reddit post in r/UnresolvedMysteries by MythicSquirrel1 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9kxjur/unresolved_disappearance_tom_eileen_lonergan_lost/
Casefile Case 133: Tom & Eileen Lonergan https://casefilepodcast.com/case-133-tom-eileen-lonergan/
20/20 on Investigation Discovery: Vanished Down Under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-faZE1ZJ6Q
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