Millionaire Castaway - David Glasheen

• Photographer
  Brian Cassey
• Technical Info
  Nikon D6 Nikkor 28-300 1/20th second F6.3 500asa
• Photo Date
  24.01.2025

Millionaire Castaway David Glasheen (82) recovers from a heart attack in the Red Cross rehabilitation centre in Cairns. David Glasheen, a former successful businessman, lost his fortune during the 1987 economic crash. He then ‘dropped out’ to lead a decades long solitary life on tiny Restoration Island off the coast of northern Australia, living off coconuts and fruits of the sea. He penned a World wide best selling book on his exploits. He was forced to leave his island following a heart attack and admitted to hospital. I found him at the Red Cross and made a portrait. Sadly he died 6th July.

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