AAP General News (Australia)
12-31-2008
WA: Snorkeller dead after being hit by boat
A 25-year-old Perth man has been killed by a high-speed tourist boat while snorkelling
near Shark Bay in Western Australia's north.
Police say the man had been with another snorkeller off Dirk Hartog Island .. about
800 kilometres north of Perth .. before being struck by the boat travelling at speed shortly
after 11am (WDT) yesterday.
About a dozen passengers aboard the 8.5 metre tourist vessel alerted the skipper to
the accident and police later impounded the vessel as part of their investigations into
the incident.
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KEYWORD: SNORKELLER (PERTH)
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