Family of Western Sydney rock fisherman who drowned at Port Kembla calls for mandatory lifejackets
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Mojaffar Ahammed, 37, drowned at Hill 60 last Friday night.
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The family of a Western Sydney grocer believes their loved one would still be alive had lifejackets been made mandatory at a notoriously dangerous rock-fishing spot.
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Five people have died at the notorious Hil 60 rock platform in Port Kembla in the past month
The brother of one of the deceased says lifejackets should be mandatory in light of the deaths
Wollongong Mayor Gordon Bradbery says lifejacket laws are ineffective without enforcement and education
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A lifejacket-wearing rock fisherman was rescued on the Central Coast by lifeguards on jet skis after he was swept out to sea early on Wednesday morning.
This comes as new data reveals eight people have died rock fishing in NSW in the past eight months, yet only 10 people were fined by police for failing to wear a lifejacket from July to November 2020.
The 50-year-old man was rescued from the southern side of Avoca Beach about 8.10am and was taken to Gosford Hospital with minor cuts and bruises.
Brisbane Water Police District Inspector John Zdrilic said the man could have died if he had not been wearing a lifejacket.
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