"It's just a shame he didn't get to live his life. He had many plans, he wanted to travel, but he'll never get to do it."
Those are the words from Susan Lloyd, whose son Daniel Lloyd died in a boating tragedy in Mandurah's Peel Inlet earlier this month.
Mrs Lloyd fought back tears as she spoke about her "wonderful" son, who had a "magnificent life".
"Daniel was a wonderful person, wonderful son, wonderful brother," she said.
"He was a hard worker and he was well respected by everybody that he worked with.
"He had beautiful friends and would stand by them and do whatever he could to help them."
Daniel was a wonderful person, wonderful son, wonderful brother.
- Susan Lloyd
Mr Lloyd died after a boat he was travelling in crashed into a channel marker near Boundary Island in the early hours of February 7.
The 35-year-old had left a licenced premise in the Mandurah CBD with two other men around 10.40pm, before the group boarded two boats and headed up the Peel Inlet.
Around 1.15am, the 4.7 metre centre console boat crashed, throwing the occupants from the vessel.
Tragically, Mr Lloyd died at the scene as a result of his injuries.
Mrs Lloyd was on holiday when she learnt of her son's death
"I don't know a great deal about what happened because I wasn't in Perth at the time," she said.
"I was away on a holiday and I got a message from my daughter.
"I couldn't come back for a couple of days."
The loving mother said she had "wonderful memories" of her son.
"He was just such an excellent person and he enjoyed his life to the full, even though it was short," she said.
"He had many activities outside that he liked doing. He loved riding dirt bikes, loved cars, enjoyed everything outdoors from water sports to skydiving and bungee jumping."
Mr Lloyd's sister, Natalie Leisfield, echoed the warm sentiments of her mother.
"(Daniel) was a great brother and uncle to my three children and a great friend. He was loyal to everybody," she said.
"He always went out of his way to make sure that we were protected or safe."
The family have made an emotional plea to the public for any further information as Mandurah Detectives continue to piece together an accurate picture of what occurred the night that Mr Lloyd died.
Detective First Class Constable Geoff Hawley said police had identified a white 30 foot Mustang boat which was moored at Boundary Island around the time of the incident.
"Detectives would like to speak to the occupants of that boat, along with any other vessels that were in the area at the time to come forward," he said.
"At this stage we don't know if there were people on board or not, which is why we are seeking information."
Detective Hawley said the possibility that the boats were racing had been ruled out, but speed and alcohol were still being investigated as possible factors.
"We are aware of the males being at a number of licenced premises earlier in the evening," he said.
"We have also spoken to a number of witnesses that saw the two boats travelling between the Mandurah CBD and the incident scene, and we are continuing to review CCTV footage, including of the incident itself."
Detective Hawley said a 25-year-old man, who was also travelling on the boat and was not injured in the crash, was still assisting detectives.
"No charges have been laid yet and investigations are continuing," he said.
"We are still seeking any additional footage or information from members of the public that may be able to assist with this investigation."
Mrs Leisfield fought back tears to appeal for any witnesses to come forward.
"We know it was tragic circumstances, but we just want to know what happened," she said.
"We please ask that if anyone has seen anything, if anyone has information, please come forward and tell the police."
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.
