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Sun, 06/26/2011 - 14:36
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Divers find fisherman's body in Botany Bay
(AAP) - Police divers have found the body of a man who was thrown from a runabout into Botany Bay in Sydney's southeast.
A search for the man, who went missing after his boat crashed into a mooring buoy near Kurnell, resumed on Sunday morning.
He had been fishing with his two sons and another man when the collision caused him to be thrown overboard, just after 6pm (AEST) on Saturday.
His sons raised the alarm by issuing a mayday call and firing two flares.
Emergency service rescue teams looked for the man throughout Saturday night before the search was abandoned at 3am and resumed after dawn.
Police divers found the body of the man, aged in his 50s, about 11.20am (AEST), in water approximately 15 metres deep, near where the boat crashed. His relatives have been informed.
A search for the man, who went missing after his boat crashed into a mooring buoy near Kurnell, resumed on Sunday morning.
He had been fishing with his two sons and another man when the collision caused him to be thrown overboard, just after 6pm (AEST) on Saturday.
His sons raised the alarm by issuing a mayday call and firing two flares.
Emergency service rescue teams looked for the man throughout Saturday night before the search was abandoned at 3am and resumed after dawn.
Police divers found the body of the man, aged in his 50s, about 11.20am (AEST), in water approximately 15 metres deep, near where the boat crashed. His relatives have been informed.
