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
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The 80-year-old man s body has been recovered and police confirmed they are investigating the incident.
Shortly after it is understood police were also alerted to a boat fire about a kilometre off the shore of Quindalup in Geographe Bay, south of Rottnest Island, in a separate incident.
There have also been reports of a fatality in a yet another incident near a boat in the water off the coast of Hillarys, north of Perth, on Saturday morning.
Fremantle Volunteer Sea Rescue told Daily Mail Australia they were first on the scene of the collision and assisted the injured man.