Body of tech entrepreneur Andrew Findlay found after boat crash

The body of a tech entrepreneur who has been missing since a horror boat crash has been found off The Gap.

The body of a tech entrepreneur has been recovered a week after a tragic Sydney Harbour boat accident that also killed a prominent art dealer.

Andrew Findlay, 50, was presumed dead after going missing in waters off Sydney on July 20 following a crash aboard a fishing boat at The Gap near Watsons Bay.

The crash also claimed the life of Indigenous art dealer Tim Klingender.

The body of Andrew Findlay has been found near The Gap at Watsons Bay. Picture: Supplied

Art dealer Tim Klingender has been identified as the other man on board the boat, his body pulled from the water a week ago.

“About 2.10pm (Wednesday 26 July 2023), a fisherman observed a body approximately 150m south of The Gap,” a NSW Police spokesperson said.

“Water Police responded and recovered the body, now confirmed to be a 51-year-old man from a boating accident last Thursday (20 July 2023).”

Mr Findlay and Mr Klingender had set off on a fishing trip from last Thursday when the accident occurred while they were headed to Watsons Bay at The Gap.

It’s believed that a 5m swell caused the pair’s vessel to crash onto rocks, NSW Police Marine Area Command Superintendent Joe McNulty said in the days after the accident.

Police divers, marine rescue, Surf Lifesaving, and volunteers have been scouring the waters around Watsons Bay for a week. Picture: NewsWire/ Monique Harmer

“It appears they’ve … been swept by a large wave that possibly capsized the vessel and (has) thrown both men into the ocean,” Superintendent McNulty said.

“It was violent sea conditions and a violent accident that occurred.”

He said the 7.8m inflatable rib was likely being piloted too close to the cliff face prior to the crash.

Mr Findlay leaves behind a wife and three young children.