Desperate search for man, 57, after he fell overboard near Rottnest Island

  • The 57-year-old is believed to have fallen from the boat about 4pm on Sunday
  • Twelve boats and a helicopter scoured waters for the missing man overnight 
  • The search is expected to resume on Monday morning, WA Police say 

A search is underway for a man who fell overboard off the Perth coast. 

The 57-year-old man is believed to have fallen from the boat about 4pm on Sunday as he was travelling from Rottnest Island to Hillarys Boat Harbour. 

Twelve boats and a helicopter scoured waters for the missing man overnight, a spokesman for West Australian police said.

The search will resume early on Monday.

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The 57-year-old man is believed to have fallen from the boat about 4pm on Sunday as he was travelling from Rottnest Island to Hillarys Boat Harbour (Pictured: Rocky Shore Rottnest Island)

The 57-year-old man is believed to have fallen from the boat about 4pm on Sunday as he was travelling from Rottnest Island to Hillarys Boat Harbour (Pictured: Rocky Shore Rottnest Island)

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Desperate search for man, 57, after he fell overboard near Rottnest Island 

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