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One dead, two missing after boat capsizes off South Australia

By IANS | Updated: March 26, 2024 10:50 IST

Canberra, March 26 One person died and two more went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the ...

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Canberra, March 26 One person died and two more went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Australia (SA).

Five people were on board the boat when it capsized on Monday afternoon local time near Spilsby Island -- 200 km west of Adelaide -- prompting an emergency search and rescue operation, Xinhua news agency reported.

"A short time ago we located a deceased person in the water in the same location," SA Police Superintendent Paul Bahr said at a press conference on Tuesday morning.

"At this stage we don't know who that person is, they're yet to be identified."

Two survivors -- a 44-year-old man and 13-year-old boy from Adelaide -- were found on a reef at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday and told police that the boat, which was found at the same time, was upturned by a wave.

Police said those on the boat were a group of family members and close friends.

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