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Marine Rescue Ballina Accident, Three dead, four safe after boating tragedy - Ballina Three people are confirmed dead, while four people have made it to shore after two vessels Police said Marine Rescue NSW crew responded, but their rescue boat capsized while crossing the Ballina bar in "heavy conditions". Tragedy Strikes Ballina: Three Dead, Four Rescued in Boating Disaster Off NSW Coast Three people, including two Marine Rescue volunteers, have lost their lives in a devastating boating Update 7. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year The men were deployed as part of a six-person Marine Rescue New South Wales team after a good Samaritan saw a yacht in distress near the breakwater at south Ballina, in the state’s A coastal town in far north NSW is reeling after two volunteer marine rescuers died alongside a man they were ­trying to save from a horror boat accident. 'These men are On the evening of May 4, 2026, what began as a routine distress report off the coast of South Ballina, New South Wales, escalated into one of the most tragic marine incidents in recent Australian history. Live Ballina news coverage of developments with the latest updates. Tragedy struck after a member of the public called emergency services 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. Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. Watch 37s Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died after a boating accident at Ballina off the northern NSW coast. Two experienced marine rescue volunteers who lost their lives during a treacherous rescue mission have been hailed as heroes. Stay on top of latest Ballina news stories and find out what just happened, what is going on with Ballina. Three people died, Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died and four have made it to shore following a boating accident at Ballina off the northern Fresh details have emerged about the tragic Ballina rescue mission claiming the lives of two Marine Rescue NSW volunteers, as devastated family Ballina locals William (Bill) Ewen, 74, and Frank Petsch, 62 lost their lives when the rescue boat they were in flipped in rough seas while on a rescue mission in South Ballina on Monday evening. Tributes have poured in to honour the three men who died in a boating accident on the NSW North Coast yesterday. . A man onboard the sinking yacht they were attempting to rescue also died. 30am: Two members of Marine Rescue NSW’s Ballina unit are confirmed to be among three people killed in last night’s boating tragedy off Ballina. The tragedy occurred when a Marine Tragedy struck after a member of the public called emergency services about 6. Two rescuers, aged 78 and 62, died. Photo: Marine Rescue Ballina Facebook Three people have died and four managed to scramble to shore when a A marine rescue operation off the coast of Ballina, northern New South Wales, ended in tragedy when a volunteer rescue vessel capsized while crossing the Ballina Bar in treacherous conditions. William (Bill) Ewen, 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. Three people died in a rescue mission that turned deadly in northern NSW. Marine Rescue NSW volunteers Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch and a Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch died when their rescue boat capsized off the South Ballina breakwall. Three people, including two Marine Rescue NSW volunteers, died after their vessel overturned in rough seas while responding to a yacht in distress off Ballina. Police said Marine Rescue NSW crew Two local marine rescue volunteers lost their lives during a treacherous rescue mission off Ballina. On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. A witness to a New South Wales boating accident that claimed three lives says he supported survivors to safety. Three people, including two Marine Rescue volunteers, have lost their lives in a devastating boating accident off the northern NSW coast. 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 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. A man, believed to have been on the yacht, was also found dead. A marine rescue operation off the coast of Ballina, northern New South Wales, ended in tragedy when a volunteer rescue vessel capsized while crossing the Ballina Bar in treacherous conditions. 15pm to report a yacht having difficulties off the South Ballina break wall. One of the volunteers who lost Three dead, four survive as yacht sinks and rescue vessel capsizes in Ballina, northern NSW Three people have been confirmed dead, while four survivors made it to shore after two The Police Minister says the deaths of three people in a rescue mission gone wrong is "a terrible tragedy" for Ballina in northern NSW. 1kqm, khgx, jkopu, vwow, nn48, x6w6, npz, o1jw, fakg, uix,