Mr Darmody, who was a publican and fishing fanatic, was final noticed at 3:30pm on Saturday close to the Kennedy River in Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park, which is roughly 211 miles north west of Cairns.

He additionally owned the Peninsular Hotel within the rural city of Laura, which is roughly 47 miles away from the National Park the place he was final seen. 

Bart Harrison and John Peiti, who're mates of Mr Darmody, had been close by on the time of the incident.

Mr Harrison, from Cooktown, advised The Cairns Post: “A lad got here up on the street shouting ‘he’s gone, he’s gone’ and my mate [Mr Peiti] ran down the financial institution, and stated the water was all stirred up and soiled, you possibly can see one thing unhealthy occurred.