Fishing trip tragedy as Tasmanian man drowns attempting to retrieve boat

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Police said the man had enjoyed a 'successful morning of fishing' in Tasmania before realising his boat had drifted from shore, with a witness describing how he 'disappeared' under the water trying to retrieve it.

abc.net.au/news/man-drowns-after-trying-to-retrieve-boat-great-lake-tasmania/101815856A man has drowned after attempting to retrieve his boat that came loose from its mooring at a Tasmanian lake.A man swam out to retrieve his small boat which became untethered after fishing on the man-made lakePolice used a helicopter in the search for the man's body

The 50-year-old Sheffield man was at Boundary Bay on the western side of the man-made Great Lake when the incident occurred on Thursday. Senior Sergeant John Parker from Tasmania Police said the man, whose name has not been released, had enjoyed a "successful morning fishing and had been preparing himself for lunch"."The man has taken his clothes off, swum out to the boat some distance out, has reached the boat, and has been unable to get in … he then disappeared under the water.

"It's a beautiful day for fishing here, the man no doubt would have been having a great time. It's a tragedy.""We will be here until we locate this person," he said, adding the man's family had been notified.from either the homepage or the settings menu in the app to continue getting the same national news but with a sprinkle of more relevant state stories.

 

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