Australian Champion Ironman Dean Mercer Killed In Car Accident On Gold Coast

Champion Ironman Dean Mercer has died after a car accident on the Gold Coast today. He was 47.

Reports emerged earlier this morning that a 47-year-old “high-profile” athlete had been killed in a car accident on the Gold Coast, but the identity of the deceased was not revealed as his family were still being informed about his death. The Courier-Mail confirmed that it was indeed Mercer.

Tributes for Mercer flowed on social media.

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Mercer is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest while driving his car at approximately 7am on Monday. Paramedics performed CPR, but were unable to revive him.

The Courier-Mail reports that Mercer’s death hassent shockwaves through the tight-knit surf community” that his family has been involved with for many years.

Mercer won two Australian crowns, five NSW state championships, two Test of the Toughest titles and the world Oceanman Series.

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