Second woman found dead hours after horrific boat crash where vessel collided with a navigation marker – as driver remains in hospital and another passenger escapes injury
- Two women are dead after boat crash in Western Australia
- A man was hospitalised after the crash on Saturday night
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A second woman has died after she fell from a boat following a horrific crash 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, about 10pm on Saturday.
Four people were on board a boat when it reportedly collided with a red post marker in the Mandurah estuary.
Two women were thrown from the boat following the crash.
A second woman has died after she fell from a boat following a horrific crash in Mandurah, south of Perth. Pictured is 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 she was unable to be found.
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Police confirmed on Sunday afternoon the woman had been found dead.
A 47-year-old man, who was believed to be driving the boat, was taken to the Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries.
A second man, 54, was also on the boat at the time of the crash but was uninjured.
Duty Inspector Vic Hussey told the ABC on Sunday that police were searching the water for others who were possibly missing.
The boat carrying for people hit a red post marker near Mandurah Bridge (pictured) on Saturday night
‘We are currently searching the water potentially for at least one person that may be missing from a vessel that was involved in a collision,’ he said.
‘Regrettably there is one person that is deceased as a result of this collision.
‘We are aware of the fact that potentially the boat has hit a navigation marker or something similar.’
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