Aquatic mystery enthusiast Josie talks Mel through the nightmarish story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, two American divers who were left behind by their dive tour boat on QLD's Great Barrier Reef in 1998.

Wine pairing: a not-tart rosé from The Hidden Sea Wines.

Want to avoid the zest? Skip to 32:30

Credits:

All That’s Interesting by Kara Goldfarb

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tom-eileen-lonergan 

The Baton Rouge Advocate by John Wirt

http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2022842.html 

The Guardian by David Fickling

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jul/23/2

The New York Times by Tony Horwitz

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/01/movies/film-dying-at-sea-probably.html 

The Spokesman-Review by Keith O’Brien

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/aug/25/open-water-brings-kins-pain-to-surface/ 

The Brisbane Times by Drew Cratchley and Paul Osborne

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/ten-years-on-reef-mystery-remains-20080123-ge9l6l.html 

Reddit post in r/UnresolvedMysteries by MythicSquirrel1

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/9kxjur/unresolved_disappearance_tom_eileen_lonergan_lost/ 

Casefile Case 133: Tom & Eileen Lonergan

https://casefilepodcast.com/case-133-tom-eileen-lonergan/

20/20 on Investigation Discovery: Vanished Down Under

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-faZE1ZJ6Q

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