Wallet gets returned to man 30 YEARS after he lost it

Three decades ago, former Queensland MP Rob Pyne dived off a sailing boat unaware there was a sandbank lying just below the surface of the pristine blue water. A waterproof wallet he had tucked between his speedos and footy shorts when he jumped off the boat was found buried in the mudbanks of Cairns beach, holding his 1991 driver's licence and bank cards. Former Queensland MP Rob Pyne has his wallet returned after three decades The 'one-in-a-million' 'find was made by Yorkey's Knob Boat Club who were unearthing an area 15km away from the sandbank to build a boat ramp. The 'one-in-a-million' 'find was made by Yorkey's Knob Boat Club who were unearthing an area 15km from where the incident took place to build a boat ramp The waterproof wallet revealed Cr Pyne's 1991 driver's licence and bank cards 'I'd had whacks on the head before growing up playing rugby league but it's not about the impact it's just the angle,' he said. Despite the debilitating injury which happened just days before he was scheduled to get married, Cr Pyne didn't let it stop him pursuing his dreams Rob Pyne is sworn-in as a member of the Queensland Parliament by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad at Parliament House in Brisbane, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 But his crowing achievement came when he was elected Australia's first quadriplegic member of parliament in 2015.