Police have recovered the boat the men had been travelling on when it experienced engine trouble and began taking on water. In the process, they made a surprising discovery on board.
The men s boat capsized off the coast of Eclipse Island, around 17 kilometres from Albany in southern WA, forcing them to cling to an esky in the choppy seas until help arrived.
Devastated WA mum renews calls for rock fishers to wear mandatory life jackets
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MarMarch 2021 at 7:58am
Tori McCloy and Geoffrey Bignell were swept into the ocean while rock fishing at Bald Head, WA.
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The mother of a young woman swept into the ocean on Western Australia s south coast says it is time the state introduced mandatory life jackets for rock fishers.
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Rachel McCloy s daughter Tori was swept off rocks near Albany in 2019 along with her fiance Geoffrey Bignell
Ms McCloy says mandatory life jackets should be in place for all rock fishers in WA