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| Three people dead after catamaran overturns off Newcastle coast | Three people dead after catamaran overturns off Newcastle coast |
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| Three people have died and two have been rescued after a catamaran overturned in rough seas off Newcastle. | Three people have died and two have been rescued after a catamaran overturned in rough seas off Newcastle. |
| An emergency beacon was activated from the 11.7-metre boat about seven nautical miles off Stockton beach about 10.10am on Thursday. | |
| Three bodies were found in the water and have been retrieved by Marine Rescue, NSW police said in a statement. | |
| Two other people – believed to be a 16-year-old girl and a 40-year-old man – were winched from the water and taken to John Hunter hospital. The man is in a stable condition. | |
| “The two people that they retrieved from the water were actually clutching on to the overturned vessel,” an Ambulance NSW spokesman told reporters. | “The two people that they retrieved from the water were actually clutching on to the overturned vessel,” an Ambulance NSW spokesman told reporters. |
| The rescue mission was complicated by high seas, strong winds and debris in the water, he said. All five people were wearing life jackets. | |
| A strong wind warning was in place along the NSW coast, from the Hunter down to Eden, on Thursday. | A strong wind warning was in place along the NSW coast, from the Hunter down to Eden, on Thursday. |
| Roads and Maritime Services urged fishers and boaties to be extra cautious, with choppy conditions expected on exposed bays as well as dangerously rough conditions offshore. | Roads and Maritime Services urged fishers and boaties to be extra cautious, with choppy conditions expected on exposed bays as well as dangerously rough conditions offshore. |
| Newcastle and the Hunter | Newcastle and the Hunter |
| New South Wales | New South Wales |
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