SYDNEY — Though a beloved member of an Australian swimming club, Daphne has a less-than-athletic figure and usually prefers bobbing gently in the water from the sidelines.

The fear was that Daphne - who cost the club A$900 ($694; £500) - had blown off into the Indian Ocean, and would never be seen again. There were reported sightings of the duck as far away as ...

Despite reported sightings hundreds of miles away, Daphne the duck was found just off Rottnest Island, west of Perth. A major search was launched after the inflatable, worth £500, initially went ...

"Daphne" the duck was spotted by Toby Gibb near Rottnest after he went fishing with his mate early on the morning of March 11. "I found it an hour after it went missing," he said.

The fear was that Daphne - who cost the club A$900 ($694; £500) - had blown off into the Indian Ocean, and would never be seen again. There were reported sightings of the duck as far away as ...

Daphne the duck, set to play a part in an annual ocean swimming competition, went missing on 11 March off Coogee Beach in Perth. After a week-long search, and reported sightings hundreds of miles ...