article_snippet: The 16-year-old was surfing at Palm Beach at the Gold Coast in Queensland with friends at about 6.30am when A 16-year-old surfer was thrown off A 16-year-old surfer board and found A 16-year-old surfer tugging up a person's body as A 16-year-old surfer surfaced. '
article_snippet: A 16-year-old boy was surfing with friends, A 16-year-old boy caught a wave and as A 16-year-old boy's come up and A 16-year-old boy's touched something which felt like hair,' A spokesperson for Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia.
article_snippet: a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man told police a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man had fallen off his board and upon resurfacing, felt something in the water that felt like hair.
article_snippet: Upon tugging up the object out of the water, a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man said a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man realised the object was a man's body . 'a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man then grabbed at the item and when a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man pulled up the item a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man saw the face of someone at which point a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man panicked, let go of a man's body and returned to shore. 'a young surfer reported pulling up the body of a man later returned to the water with a friend to try and find a man's body
article_snippet: Peachey told the Brisbane Times: 'That's what Peachey [the surfer] believes - there's nothing to confirm that at the moment.'
article_snippet: Abandoned items of clothing were found on the beach, including a Maktec by Makita hat and a white Volcan t-shirt, however Abandoned items of clothing have since been claimed by a member of the public and have been deemed unrelated to the incident.
article_snippet: The body was described as being a man in his 20's with dark hair.
highlights_snippet: A 16-year-old surfer reported pulling the body out of the water at 6.30am .
  
highlights_snippet: A 16-year-old surfer dropped the body in panic and returned to the shore of Palm Beach in QLD .
  