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A couple accused of staging a disappearance from a dive boat on the Great Barrier Reef are relieved their names look set to be cleared, their agent says.
British scuba diving instructor Richard Neely, 38, and his American girlfriend Allyson Dalton, 40, were swept 15km from their dive boat in May this year.
They reportedly pocketed up to $326,330 for the sale of their story, prompting some to question whether the disappearance was staged. But it was yesterday reported that a yet to be released report by the Queensland government's office of workplace health and safety has attributed the incident to "operator error" and is expected to recommend charges be laid against the dive company, OzSail.
