Three killed after fishing boat capsizes off South Australian coast
Police have located two more bodies following a boat capsize off the South Australian coast, marking the end of a 24-hour search and taking the tragedy's death toll to three.
Water police, PolAir and a Challenger aircraft scoured waters off the coast of Port Lincoln after five people failed to return from a fishing trip yesterday afternoon.
It's understood the fishing boat they were travelling on was hit by a wave off Spilsby Island and all five were thrown overboard.
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The 13-year-old boy and 44-year-old man were rescued taken to hospital. Nine
The fishing boat capsized after being hit by a large wave. Nine
Police located the bodies of the two remaining missing men about 9am and 2.15pm, after a first body was found in water about 6.30am.
A 13-year-old boy and a 44-year-old man, who 9News understands are father and son, were spotted by a rescue helicopter clinging to a reef about 2am, near where the boat upturned.
They were winched to safety and flown to an Adelaide hospital where they are now recovering.
The three other people are understood to be two more family members and a tour operator.
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The vessel has been retrieved from the water. Nine
Emergency crews searched waters off the coast of Port Lincoln in South Australia. Nine
Just after 9am a second person was found dead in the vicinity of the vessel.
At about 2.15pm, police found the body of the third missing man.
Police weren't alerted to the incident until family members reported they had failed to return home, which was about four hours after the incident.
An esky spotted in the water in the search zone. Nine
"We received no EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon) activation, no radio calls, no flares were sighted and from what the survivors have told us, there would have been no time to activate any of that anyway," SA Police Superintendent Paul Bahr said.
Police, local sea rescue, and a challenger aircraft from the Australia Search and Rescue (AUSSAR) are assisting with the search.
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