Barwon Heads, Victoria: Tragedy as one man drowns and another is rushed to hospital after their boat capsized
- Incident happened at Barwon Heads, Saturday
- Boat capsized after hit by a wave
- READ MORE: Tragic twist after horrific Australia Day boating accident in Sydney
A man has died after a wave caused the boat he was in to capsize at Barwon Heads, about 20km south-east of Geelong.
Emergency services were called to the river mouth at about 6.50am (AEDT) on Saturday and learned two men had been in the boat before it was struck by the wave.
A member of the public on a jet ski rescued a 61-year-old man from Moriac. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The other man, still to be identified, was trapped underneath the boat.
Life Saving Victoria members rescued the man but he was declared deceased at the scene.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
A member of the public on a jet ski rescued a 61-year-old man from Moriac from the boat and he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other man was trapped underneath the boat and died at the scene
Most watched News videos
- New video shows Epstein laughing and chasing young women
- British Airways passengers turn flight into a church service
- Epstein describes himself as a 'tier one' sexual predator
- Skier dressed as Chewbacca brutally beaten in mass brawl
- Two schoolboys plummet out the window of a moving bus
- Buddhist monks in Thailand caught with a stash of porn
- Melinda Gates says Bill Gates must answer questions about Epstein
- Police dog catches bag thief who pushed woman to the floor
- Holly Valance is shut down by GB News for using slur
- JD Vance turns up heat on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
- Sarah Ferguson 'took Princesses' to see Epstein after prison
- China unveils 'Star Wars' warship that can deploy unmanned jets
