Two men have died after reports a boat capsized near Point Connor, south of Beachport in South Australia's south-east. The men and a women, all from Millicent, were found unresponsive on shore.
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00:00At about 11.30 yesterday morning, police and ambulance services were called to Point Conner,
00:08which is a secluded bit of the coast between Beechport and Southend, after reports that
00:13a boat had capsized and that three people were laying on the shore.
00:18When police arrived, they found a 59-year-old woman from nearby Millicent.
00:22She was taken to hospital and is now in a stable condition, but two men, an 82-year-old
00:28and a 69-year-old, both also from Millicent, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
00:35SA Police stayed on the scene late into yesterday, waiting to take that boat that capsized out
00:42of the water.
00:43It wasn't too far into the water, but the windy weather and high waves along this part
00:47of the coast yesterday made it difficult for police to get in and retrieve that boat.
00:52Sam, what were the conditions like yesterday?
00:58Well, it certainly was quite windy yesterday afternoon and is quite windy and rough this
01:04morning as well.
01:06It was slightly calmer yesterday when the boat was found, but speaking to local fishers
01:12in the area, many of them had said that they had stayed away from the water yesterday due
01:18to what was expected to be pretty rough conditions out there.
01:22So it was fair to say that it was not ideal conditions for boating in the area yesterday.
01:29And what's happening in the area this morning?
01:32Well, being around beach water and along the coast, you may have just seen behind me there
01:37is cars heading back along to the beach.
01:40It is quite windy and rough along the beach still, so not as busy as it could be, but
01:45there is plenty of tourists in town.
01:47It's unclear who and how the boat was actually found yesterday because it's on a fairly secluded
01:54part of the coast.
01:55It's about two and a bit kilometres from the closest beach access route by car.
02:01But people were back in the water around Beachport this morning, learned to swim, lessons happening.
02:08But ultimately, SA Police are continuing its investigation into the boat capsizing to find
02:13how it happened and provide some questions, some answers and closure for the family of
02:19the two men who've died.
02:20Sam Bradbrook reporting there from Beachport in South Australia.