Barry Brinton

Subject: Barry Brinton died in Australia last Tuesday - Some may have heard this news:


THE fisherman who drowned off Point Arkwright on Tuesday was 60-year-old local father Barry Brinton. It was the first time Mr Brinton had fished off rocks at the point, just south of Coolum.

The father of four from Peregian Springs is believed to have lost his fishing rod and dived in ...to retrieve it about 1pm.Witnesses at Point Arkwright watched helplessly as Mr Brinton struggled and drowned. Mr Brinton’s body was swept away from the shore. It was recovered about 100m out to sea by life guards and Sunshine Coast Water Police .Initially, police thought Mr Brinton might have been swept off the rocks by a wave. Conditions at Point Arkwright on Tuesday were dangerous for rock fishing. An autopsy is being performed on Mr Brinton’s body