{"id":165030,"date":"2022-10-07T20:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=165030"},"modified":"2022-10-07T20:38:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:38:11","slug":"fears-for-british-grandfather-who-went-missing-snorkeling-in-bali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/fears-for-british-grandfather-who-went-missing-snorkeling-in-bali\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears for British grandfather who went missing snorkeling in Bali"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Fears for missing British grandfather who vanished on a snorkeling trip in Bali as his son insists the Bear Grylls fan IS still alive and &#8216;surviving in the jungle&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kent grandfather Graham Smith, 67, was last seen snorkeling eight days ago<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Officials in Bali have been searching by boat ever since, but have had no luck<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three of Graham&#8217;s four sons have flown out to Asia to hire a private search team<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Devastated son Simon said: &#8216;The last week has been agony&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/07\/20\/63238593-11292767-Retired_Kent_family_man_Graham_Smith_67_was_last_seen_snorkeling-m-51_1665170438834.jpg\" height=\"284\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Graham Smith went missing in Bali last week<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Bali are set to call off the search for a British grandfather who went missing while snorkeling last week.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Smith, 67, from Kent, was on a retirement trip with partner Dianne when he disappeared in the Blue Lagoon area of the Asian holiday island on September 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dianna, who had lost sight of Graham as the light started to fade, called locals for help who swam around the area where the grandfather-of-three was last seen.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have been searching by boat for Graham ever since but without success. They are now due to end the search.<\/p>\n<p>Three of Graham&#8217;s four sons have flown to the popular island to try and hire a private search team to continue scouring the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/07\/20\/63238595-11292767-image-a-53_1665170850670.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Graham Smith (second from right) poses for a photo with loved ones including Dianne (right)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/07\/20\/63238587-11292767-image-a-52_1665170846365.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rescue teams are pictured searching for the 67-year-old Kent family man in recent days<\/p>\n<p>Devastated son Simon said: &#8216;As you can imagine the last week has been agony. Despite an intensive search effort my dad is still missing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have been told that the search effort is to end on Friday. A number of my family are in Bali and we desperately want them to bring dad home.<\/p>\n<p>Son Adam added: &#8216;Our Dad is an active and adventurous man, who loves to travel and to explore, he is a regular at snorkeling and whilst he is not a very strong swimmer, he knows his limits and doesn&#8217;t take unnecessary risks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He entered the sea at around 5pm whilst his partner sat nearby. At 5:20pm, Dianne watched as he explored the bay waters, as he snorkelled further from the shoreline and with the sun fading she lost sight of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In her distress, she alerted the locals immediately with someone swimming out into the clear waters but unfortunately he could not be seen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He also told The Sun: &#8216;There&#8217;s a hell of a lot of land here, some really populated and very touristy and then there&#8217;s a lot of jungle and coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So if he got swept out for a few hours I&#8217;m sure he could have gone very far.\u00a0So that&#8217;s obviously that&#8217;s our hope. That&#8217;s a potential situation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Adam added that Graham was planning on teaching his three grandchildren woodworking when he returned home from the holiday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/10\/07\/20\/63238591-11292767-image-m-56_1665170864442.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Authorities are now set to call off the search<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;Our beloved dad has centred his entire life around his family, a selfless man with a heart of gold who puts humour and care at the forefront of every day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This stage of his life is only just beginning, with, promises still to uphold and a life to live. He is a resourceful man who has been an electrical engineer, a lumber jack and handy man who devotes his life to helping his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is our moment to try and help him come home.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Gusti Ngurah Eka Widnyana, the coordinator of the Karangasem Search and Rescue Team, said a rescue operation for Graham began at 10.25pm a few hours after he went missing.<\/p>\n<p>Gede Darmada, the head of the Bali Basarnas government office, said today that Graham had still not been found.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11292767\/Fears-British-grandfather-went-missing-snorkeling-trip-Bali-son-insists-alive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fears for missing British grandfather who vanished<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":165029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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