2023-09-30 07:11:21
A man died and another was injured after his boat collided with a whale off the coast of Australia. The two men were thrown from their boat when it was struck by a whale early Saturday morning in the waters off the town of La Perouse, southeast of Sydney. It is suspected that the whale fell directly next to or possibly onto the boat after jumping out of the water, the water police said.
According to police reports, authorities were notified by the passengers of a second boat who saw a small motorboat floating in circles unmanned. According to authorities, the 53-year-old skipper was pulled from the water nearby and taken to a hospital. The other man, a 61-year-old, was rescued unconscious and died at the scene. Siobhan Munro from the water police spoke of a “tragic accident”.
Humpback whales and southern right whales (southern right whales) can be found along the coasts of New South Wales every year. They migrate north to warmer waters during Australia’s winter months and return between September and November. “Right now there are a lot of whales out there, and there are a lot of incidents of whales jumping out of the water next to boats,” Munro said.
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