Two people died after their boat turned over somewhere in the coast of Western Australia.
Two dead bodies have been found in the waters south of Mawby Island at 7 a.m. It appears that the corpses came from an overturned boat that was spotted nearby.
A search and rescue mission has been launched to find other possible victims. The team has yet to confirm the number of people that were on the vessel when the accident happened.
Fremantle Water Police were assisted to do the rescue operation by Department of Transport, North West Water Police and West Pilbara Volunteer Sea Rescue. With four helicopters and several divers, they are hoping to find other survivors.
The capsized boat, said to be a half-cabin private cruiser designed for recreation, was spotted and reported by sailors aboard another vessel near Malus Island. Upon seeing that the boat has flipped over, the sailors quickly searched for survivors where they found one body. The sailors then notified police divers of the incident.
An hour later, the second body was found. The sailors who found the flipped vessel continued to look for other bodies by monitoring the waves through their boat's computer system. Sen. Const. O'Meara from the Fremantle Water Police knew the name of the recreational sea vehicle but decided not to disclose the information for now because he is unable to determine the crew's expertise.
The area near Dampier where the private boat sank is considered to be a good place for fishing. An abundance of Blue Bone, Coral Trout, Norwest Snapper, Red Emperor, Scarlet Sea Perch and Spangled Emperor are to be caught there.
Thunderstorm forecast in the area was issued the morning before. Fishermen, however, begged to disagree with the report since they noticed that the weather was fine for boating.
The rescuers continue their search with fear that more people might be missing.
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