Death of Karl Bareham, 37, in 2019 was controversial with coroner told diving equipment may have been faulty and ‘dangerous’
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A British music producer who died while scuba diving off Byron Bay in New South Wales may have been suffering symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and using faulty dive equipment, a court has heard.
The NSW deputy coroner on Monday heard that Karl Bareham was pronounced dead at about midday on 24 September 2019 at The Pass, a famous beach and surf spot in Byron Bay.