CTV.ca | Tourist left behind on Great Barrier Reef snorkelling trip The Cairns Post A CAIRNS reef operator has sacked an employee responsible for a bungled headcount that resulted in a tourist being left behind on a snorkelling trip. US tourist Ian Cole, 28, told The Cairns Post he was panic-stricken when he pulled his head from the ... Tourist left stranded on Barrier Reef 'He's trying to be a hero' Former Chicago man abandoned while snorkling |