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Second woman dies in horrific boating accident after her vessel hit a navigation marker
- Two women die after boat accident in Western Australia
- A man was hospitalized after the accident on Saturday night
A second woman died after falling from a boat following a horrific accident that killed one person and left another in hospital.
Western Australian Police were called to an area near Pinjarra Road and Soldiers Cove Terrace in Mandurah, south of Perth, around 10pm on Saturday.
Four people were aboard a boat when it reportedly collided with a red post marker in the Mandurah estuary.
Two women were thrown from the boat after the accident.
A second woman died after she fell from a boat following a horrific accident in Mandurah, south of Perth. In the image, a rescue boat used in the search.
A 54-year-old woman was recovered from the water, however she died at the scene.
Mandurah detectives spent Sunday morning searching for the second woman, 52, after they were unable to find her.
Police confirmed Sunday afternoon that the woman had been found dead.
A 47-year-old man, believed to be driving the boat, was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries.
A second man, 54, was also on the boat at the time of the accident but was uninjured.
Duty Inspector Vic Hussey told ABC on Sunday that police were searching the water for other people who were possibly missing.
The boat carrying people struck a red pole near the Mandurah Bridge (pictured) on Saturday night.
“We are currently searching the water for potentially at least one person who may be missing from a ship that was involved in a collision,” he said.
‘Unfortunately, there is one person who has died as a result of this collision.
“We are aware of the fact that the ship has potentially hit a navigational marker or something similar.”