Bodies of three NSW fishing men recovered from SA coastal waters
Three fishermen who went missing off South Australia's Limestone Coast have been found dead after failing to return home by Sunday afternoon. The trio, aged between sixty-five and seventy-four years old, were last seen fishing near Beachport around two-thirty pm on a recent search operation involving police water operations PolAir SES ONLY state facts from the text below
Key Points
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1Three NSW men were reported as missing at Beachport around the Limestone Coast of SA and found dead in waters off that coast.
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2The three fishermen failed to return home by approximately 14:30 (2.30pm) on Sunday, prompting a major search operation involving police and emergency services.
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Three Australian men from New South Wales have been found dead in the waters off Beachport following an extensive multi-agency search operation.
— [Mar 15, 22:55] Three missing fishermen found dead after major search off South Australia coast (Perthnow.com.au)The bodies of three NSW men were recovered by police and water operations teams who launched a massive effort when the group failed to return home as expected.
— [Mar 15, 20:47] Trio of missing fishermen found dead off SA coast (9news.com.au)The alarm was raised at approximately 3pm on Sunday after three men from NSW aged between six and seventy-four failed to return home following a fishing trip.
— [Mar 15, 20:47] Trio of missing fishermen found dead off SA coast (9news.com.au)The search involved multiple agencies including police, water operations teams PolAir the SES as well other services after three men from NSW failed to return home.
— [Mar 15, 20:47] Trio of missing fishermen found dead off SA coast (9news.com.au)The bodies were recovered by a huge search effort involving police water operations PolAir and the SES when they went fishing in waters around Beachport
— (Thewest.com.au)Three men aged between 67 and 74 were found dead off South Australia's Limestone Coast after failing to return home on Sunday despite strong winds peaking at 32km/hr being reported around their expected arrival time of 2:30pm. Police have recovered the bodies but are asking members of the public not to collect debris from the boat, leaving it for officers instead.
Three fishermen reported missing off Beachport, 300 kilometers southeast of Adelaide on Sunday afternoon have been found dead after a multi-agency search operation was launched by police and Water Operations with assistance from PolAir drones and local boaties. The recovered bodies belong to three men aged between the ages of sixty-four years old
Three fishermen from New South Wales, aged between 65 and 74 years old who were fishing off Beachport in south-east Australia's Limestone Coast yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:30 pm have been confirmed dead. Their bodies recovered by police following a search involving multiple emergency services after they failed to return home as expected are now being collected for the coroner, with public access restricted until authorities can secure them from their boat location in situ