mandurah man drowns
27th May 2009, 15:30 WST
A man whose boat sank almost two kilometres off the beach in Falcon near Mandurah has died.
It is not known whether the man was sailing alone and WA water police are searching for possible survivors.
Police said the man, believed to be 45-55 years of age and described as Caucasian with a heavy build, was sailing in what appeared to be a six to seven metre-long cabin type boat around 2pm when it was overcome with water and began sinking.
Witnesses nearby saw a flare go up and called the water police. Officers arrived minutes later and found the man lying in the water unconscious.
WA police spokesman Sergeant Graham Clifford said the man was picked up and taken to Mandurah Yacht club, where St John’s Ambulance paramedics tried to revive him.
The man was rushed to hospital but died on the way.
Police said the man was wearing a blue t-shirt and grey track pants.
Police asked that anyone who may be able to identify the deceased man to contact police them on 131 444.
Sgt Clifford said police were using a plane to search for anyone else who may have been onboard.
Police divers are attending to check the sunken vessel and to try to identify it.
Paul G
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Not good, lets hope it's no
Not good, lets hope it's no one we know,and lets hope there's no one out there waiting to be saved..
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fishyink
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atleast he had some safety
atleast he had some safety gear, but also shows that it wont always save you
saltatrix
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A man whose boat sank almost
A man whose boat sank almost two kilometres off the beach in Falcon near Mandurah has died.
It is not known whether the man was sailing alone and WA water police are searching for possible surv
A man drowned some years back in the same spot swimming out to his surf cat.
I think once you get past the point the wind picks up and its all over.
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someone always
knows somebody.
ody
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Hi Ya,A tragic
Hi Ya,
A tragic event.
Had to laugh at the tragic reporting as well though.
WA police spokesman Sergeant Graham Clifford said the man was picked up and taken to Mandurah Yacht club, where St John’s Ambulance paramedics tried to revive him.
The man was rushed to hospital but died on the way.
Technically speaking you can revive a person who isn't dead. So, either he was alive and they tried to revive a person who was already alive, or a dead person died on the way to hospital.
Maybe it's just my sense of nonsense.
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The ambulance will keep them
The ambulance will keep them alive until they announce them dead apon the body getting to hospital.
saltatrix
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Theres technicality in
Theres technicality in classing someone dead.
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Also just read that the Police divers are going out
to the sunken wreck 1.2klms out, the boat was a 6=7metre cruiser and apparently the bloke (deceased) was working on the cruiser for the last two weeks, a witness saw a puff of smoke and then the flare went off, so terribly sad RIP
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depends on who is about as
depends on who is about as to what the protocol is for declaring someone dead, i have had to do it a few times and not alot of fun, luckily at least with the patients i have had to declare dead the families were usually expecting it. Stil never pleasant to have to call someone and tell them a loved one has died. I hope someone managed to identify him so at least the family knows whats going on, im sure by now he would of been identified or we would still be hearing about it in the news.
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Not good Condolences to
Not good
Condolences to family and friends