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
Teams hit WA s south coast waters for third day in search of missing teen rock fisherman
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MarMarch 2021 at 8:39am
Albany Sea Rescue Squad operations coordinator Chris Johns says ocean condition are set to be horrible on Monday.
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Ocean rescue crews on Western Australia s south coast are preparing for their worst conditions yet, as they enter the third day of the search for a man lost to swell near Albany.
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A man was washed out to sea on Saturday while fishing east of Albany
Albany Sea Rescue Squad operations co-ordinator Chris Johns is calling on more people to wear life jackets along the coast