His body was found by police divers about 80m from where he was last seen, with family and friends assembled at the campsite during the search left heartbroken by the news. Friend Jess Gleeson met the former Coolum State School student when she became a member of Coolum Boardriders. Family and friends are grieving the loss of Coolum surfer Luddy Reynolds, who died while swimming in a river near Gympie on New Year s Day. He was a great competitor and an even better friend to everyone he knew - he really was, she said. She said he loved his EH Ford Falcon and was keen to join her at the drifting track.