Man charged over fatal boat capsize at Yamba

Man charged over fatal Yamba boat capsize

Five months after a boat capsized crossing the Yamba coastal bar, killing two people, police have charged the vessel’s alleged skipper in relation to the incident. The tragedy unfolded shortly after 6am on March 12 when the recreational boat carrying three people overturned while attempting to cross the bar at the mouth of the Clarence […] The post Man charged over fatal Yamba boat capsize appeared first on The Echo.

Man charged over fatal boat capsize at Yamba

A man has been charged over a fatal boat capsize in the Northern Rivers region in March that claimed the lives of a 52-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man. In a statement, NSW Police said that just after 6am on March 12th, emergency services were called to the Yamba Breakwater following reports a boat had capsized when crossing the Yamba coastal bar. The NSW Police Force’s Marine Area Command coordinated a response involving Marine Rescue NSW, …