Frantic rescue mission ends in tragedy as a lone boatie is found dead near his sunken boat after activating his emergency beacon
- A 54-year-old man activated his emergency beacon just after 6.30am on Sunday
- Rescue teams rushed to the man's last known location, near Shark Bay, WA
- When the team arrived, they tragically found the man dead near his sunken boat
A frantic rescue mission ended in tragedy after a lone boatie was found dead near his sunken boat.
The 54-year-old man activated his emergency position indicating radio beacon just after 6.30am on Sunday, near Bernier Island in Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Search and rescue teams rushed to the man's last known location, where they found him dead in the water near his vessel.
The 55-year-old man activated his distress beacon just after 6.30am on Sunday, off the coast of Shark Bay
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He is believed to have been the only person on the boat. Police are treating his death as non-suspicious.
Strong westerly winds, reaching up 20km/h were recorded off the coast of Shark Bay by the Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday.
The search mission involved police, local marine rescue, and the Australian National Sportsfishing Association.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Search and rescue teams rushed to his last known location, but the man was tragedy found dead near his partially sunken boat. Pictured: a stock of Shark Bay
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