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Mibenge Nsenduluka

MYSTERIOUS: Young free diver drowns after line tangle - You Need To See This

Paramedics were called but the 16-year-old boy free-diver died at the scene (Rob Blakers/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A boy who tragically drowned while free-diving in Tasmania over a year ago, died accidentally when his foot got caught in his spearfishing line, a coroner has ruled.

The Year 10 Chinese exchange student was swimming with friends at Lighthouse Bay, South Bruny in Tasmania on November 7, 2021 when his foot became entangled in the nylon line of his spear gun and he was unable to free himself.

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