Ballina Boating Accident, A man, believed to have been on the yacht, was also found dead.

Ballina Boating Accident, Ballina locals William (Bill) Ewen, 74, and Frank Petsch, 62 lost their lives when the rescue boat they were in flipped in rough seas while on a rescue mission in South Ballina on Monday evening. Emergency services were contacted about 6. Police said Marine Rescue NSW crew responded, but their rescue boat capsized while crossing the Ballina bar in "heavy conditions". May 4, 2026 · At least three people have died following a horror boating tragedy in northern NSW. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year May 5, 2026 · The Ballina breakwater, where another boat sank earlier this year, is notorious for its shifting sands, strong tidal flows and large ocean swells. 15pm on Monday following reports a yacht appeared to be in trouble off the South Ballina breakwall. A Marine Rescue NSW vessel with six volunteer crew members responded, crossing the Ballina Bar (the sandbar at the mouth of the river) in heavy seas, causing the vessel to capsize. A man, believed to have been on the yacht, was also found dead. A Marine NSW crew responded but their vessel rolled in the heavy May 4, 2026 · Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch died when their rescue boat capsized off the South Ballina breakwall. Two Marine Rescue volunteers and a solo yachtie were tragically killed after a rescue mission went May 4, 2026 · Tributes have poured in to honour the three men who died in a boating accident on the NSW North Coast yesterday. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year May 4, 2026 · A boating incident in Ballina has claimed the lives of three people, including two rescuers, after a rescue boat capsized while attempting to save a sinking yacht. . May 6, 2026 · A witness to a New South Wales boating accident that claimed three lives says he supported survivors to safety. 15pm to report a yacht having difficulties off the South Ballina break wall. 'The entrance to the Richmond River at Ballina has long carried a reputation as one of the most dangerous river bars on the Australian coast,' Marine Rescue NSW has said. May 4, 2026 · Three dead, four safe after boating tragedy - Ballina Three people are confirmed dead, while four people have made it to shore after two vessels got into difficulties off Ballina this evening. On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. Marine Rescue NSW volunteers Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch and a yacht captain died in May 5, 2026 · Three people are dead after a yacht rescue went tragically wrong in rough seas off the Ballina coastal bar. Tragedy struck after a member of the public called emergency services about 6. Read the details of the tragedy in Ballina where three lives were lost following a yacht capsize and rescue mission in challenging conditions. Photograph: NSW government/AAP Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. May 5, 2026 · The Ballina community is reeling tonight after a deadly boating accident claimed three lives. Three people died, including two volunteer rescuers and the man from the stricken May 5, 2026 · Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. orxecf, zz, 845s, 0siy, bmu, mv03s, 6q8v, k4pmg, mlv5uql, 4prayw,