Ballina Bar Accident, 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. 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. May 4, 2026 · Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch died when their rescue boat capsized off the South Ballina breakwall. A man, believed to have been on the yacht, was also found dead. May 4, 2026 · A Marine Rescue NSW crew of six rushed to the scene but their boat capsized in rough conditions as it crossed the Ballina Bar, police said. Emergency services were called about 6:15pm on Monday, after a member of the public reported a yacht having difficulties off the South Ballina May 4, 2026 · A Marine Rescue NSW crew of six rushed to the scene but their boat capsized in rough conditions as it crossed the Ballina Bar, police said. Marine Rescue NSW volunteers Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch and a yacht captain died in Three people have died following a boating accident off the New South Wales north coast, including two volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit. Warriewood drink-drive crash Sunday, 12 July 2026 02:31:38 PM Appeal to locate man missing from Harris Park Sunday, 12 July 2026 01:58:33 PM 44 caught without driver's licences during five-day traffic blitz - Operation Spoiler Sunday, 12 July 2026 01:24:55 PM Man on 23 charges after break-ins across city, Northern Beaches Sunday, 12 July 2026 The far north NSW coastal town of Ballina is reeling after two volunteer marine rescuers died alongside a man they were trying to save from a horror boat accident. Read the details of the tragedy in Ballina where three lives were lost following a yacht capsize and rescue mission in challenging conditions. Experts reveal hidden risks of crossing bars, especially after dark. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year May 10, 2026 · Three people, including two Marine Rescue NSW volunteers, died at notorious Ballina Bar. 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. On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. May 5, 2026 · Volunteers William (Bill) Ewen, 78, and Frank Petsch, 62, died when their rescue vessel capsized while attempting to assist a yacht in distress off Ballina, NSW, on Monday evening. May 5, 2026 · Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch have been identified after a fatal rescue mission off the Ballina Bar, where their vessel capsized responding to a yacht in distress. Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. mpmu, t5, g8jl, mlzsl8, edknz, mont88b, op3z6, na, r4tx, ldwng,
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