Woman drowns on diving holiday

AN Irish tourist has drowned in a scuba accident in Australia while taking part in a diving course.

Elaine Morrow, from Ballintra, Co Donegal, was diving with a group at Langford Island in the Whitsunday Islands off north Queensland when she failed to resurface at around 4pm local time on Monday, local police said.

The 23-year-old was on the second day of a three-day dive and was with about 12 other tourists. She was found a short time later on the ocean floor in 11 metres of water. A number of people tried CPR but failed to revive her.