Police have found a body in the search for a missing swimmer at an Ipswich quarry.
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Second tragedy in Ipswich lake
A 21-year-old man is presumed to have drowned in Aqua Lake, near Ipswich, the second death this year. 7 News Queensland
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The likely drowning of a second swimmer at a flooded Ipswich quarry this year has sparked a call for disused mines to be filled in and a warning from frustrated police.
The search resumed on Thursday for a 21-year-old last seen sinking under the water in Aqua Lake, near Collingwood Park, at the New Chum quarry.
Police said he and another man had been trying to swim across the lake about 4.30pm Wednesday but he tired and did not resurface.
"One of them has experienced difficulty and as a result an attempt has been made to assist him and apparently he then has been lost under the surface of the water and has failed to resurface," Acting Inspector Brett Wendt said.
More than 50 people, including SES, water police and the dive squad were combing the vast expanse of water and nearby land for the man.
Describing the incident as a "second tragedy", Inspector Wendt said the lake was cold, dangerous, on private property and full of hazards, but people regularly swam there anyway.
"We need people to stay away from this site," he said.
"There's multiple other recreational sites around here and this is not one of them."
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The 21-year-old is the second man feared drowned at the mine this year, after a 16-year-old boy lost his life in January.
Duncan Wilmott's father maintained a vigil at the old quarry as divers searched for his son's body, which was recovered days later.
Ipswich Councillor Paul Tully said old open-cut mines in the area were "death traps".
"These open cut mines need to be filled from the bottom to the top because it will never be resolved until they're filled," he told the ABC.
"The bottom line is that children are attracted to these lakes.
"They're swimming there regularly. They're jumping off the cliff.
"There will be more fatalities there until the government of the day moves in and rectifies the problem."
Inspector Wendt said any proposal to fill in the lake, one of two in the area, was not a matter for police.
He said police would continue what was still a search and rescue operation for as long as they could.
"Obviously on the last occasion it went on for a number of days," he said.
"And we'll continue to do that. Obviously we need finality to this and that's our role here."