Brit backpacker dies on 'dream holiday' dive

A BRIT backpacker has drowned in a scuba accident on the Great Barrier Reef just days into her dream holiday in Australia.

Bethany FarrellCASCADE

TRAGIC: Bethany died after being seperated from her instructor on the dive

Bethany Farrell, 23, of Colchester, Essex, had become separated from her instructor.

Her dad Patrick, 47, said: “They found Bethany dead 11 metres down.

“They were meant to be diving to a depth of five metres."

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