http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200511/1516402.htm?victoria

I hear that the guy was airlifted to Alfred hosp but has since died.

Does anyone have any details about the incident?

Condolences to friends & family of deceased.

This is very very sad

Condolences to family and Friends

That is sooo phcked.

I hope the two newbs who were teaching themselves to kite with 12m kites in 22kn, second time ever, no lessons at Woodies last night see it and decide to get some lessons.

Very sad news

Condolences to the Family and Friends.

Does anyone have any more info, the only thin you can get from the article is that it is unlikely that he was wearing a helmet.

id like to pay my respects to Damian who unfortuntily passed away tuesday after a kite accident the previous thurseday on phillp island.
It appears a gust caught his kite while he was walking up the beach. Damian was an experienced kiter and will sadly missed. Condolences to his wife and two young children.

tis sad and unfortunate

Condolences to firends and family of the kiter.
Tis a sad day on the forums. Hate news like this.

My condolences and deepest sympathy.

Sad news,condolences to family and friends.

Deep condolences from the USA. I am coming back home in a couple of weeks to re-take up the sport again. Always sad to hear something like this happen to a fellow kiter.

yes we will all dearly miss damo whom sadly passed away 5o'clock tuesday morning damo was a very experienced kiter and a dear friend of mine all that new him we miss him dearly. we have since put a sign on the beach with "damo's beach" and we will continue kiting there in respect for damo and it can only be described as a "freak accident" no one saw it so we can prasume what happened. his funeral is on monday at 2 o clock and we have plans to lay the kite on the coffin as he died doing what he loved.
we will miss you mate and the boys and i will allways be thinking of you whenever we are out there.
regards craikey

We all feel the loss no matter where it happens.Its just another wake up call for all of us.We are all members of a minority group that is blessed with the opportunity to participate in a relatively new soul sport. Lets not forget we are on the planet on its terms.We need to be vigilant and take care and look out for each other.Lets not allow the perception of an extreme sport become a deadly one.
Our deepest condolences to his and every other victims family.
QLD Sunshine Coast Kiters

From me and my lil group...

Condolences to his family and friends.

Everyone else, i hope we learn from this. If all newbies read this story and many more like it, and gain more of a respect of the dangers, if it saves just one life, it wont be a waste of time.

a very sad time for kitesurfing, but we must go on, educate and fly safe so that this sport doesnt get swamped in bad press.

once again, condolences.

Sheppo..

hi just wanted to say thankyou for your thoughts iam damos wife i just wanted to set the record straight so that i can paint a picture in your minds.cape woolamai phillip island one of many kiteboarding locations damo thought our area was world class he needed not to go anywhere else. he'd been kiteboarding for over 3& half years self taught many hours of video many many more hours of beach time which i spent with him damien was a builder by trade the most safety conscious person i have ever met all his equipment was new and in good order dame was on the beach after one of his best kites ever we think he was taking his legrope of when a freak gust has picked him up and threw dame into a small pile of rocks twisting him head first at speeds over 48kph there were no drag marks on the beach the rocks that my dame had hit were man made and had been left there to help stormwater and sewerage run off from an exposed pipe that the council had never put underground we had been sitting at the beach the week before talking about how f----d ! the phillip island council is.
damiens mate worked on him for 25min before the ambos arrived then he was stabalized before being air lifted to icu melbourne where he spent 5 days ,before life support was switched off damiens injurys were horrific i still can't believe it we have a son 3yrs and a little girl 14mths i have no single word to describe my pain for losing my soulmate we were inseperable.his schoolmate played guitar and harp and sung bob dylan forever young i decided to have his kite placed over the coffin and we played another bob dylan song on the way out blowin in the wind please take the time to here damos song .
sometimes nature is unpredictable to even the most experienced and knowledgeable people
TO LIVE WITH LIFE AND HEART IS MORE THAN TIME ENOUGH TO FIND A WORLD

Dear Leah,

Thank you for sharing your deep loss. My family and have been deeply touched by this tragic event.

Whenever I hear "Blowing in the Wind" I will think of you, your children and your dear husband.

May the Gods be with you.

Nick Streuli