Police confirm body found among debris off Watsons Bay a week after accident that also killed art dealer Tim Klingender
A respected expert in First Nations art, Klingender was the senior consultant for Australian art at international auction house Sotheby’s, which became Smith & Singer in Australia in 2019.
The 7.8-metre Brig Eagle inflatable vessel he and Findlay had been travelling in was found overturned and broken up on rocks at the base of The Gap.saying they would continue to look for his body but did not believe he could have survived after being lost overboard. NSW police superintendent Joe McNulty called it a “tragic accident” that detectives believed could have been avoided.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, McNulty said neither man had been wearing a lifejacket and that the pair had been travelling too close to the cliff face in “violent” sea conditions. Klingender’s and Findlay’s families were “in shock” and “a lot of sadness because they understand this is an avoidable accident”.
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