Island In Shock

[Andy_from_the_CJ]

HORNSBY ADVOCATE, Thursday September 15, 2005 (front age)

Dangar Island is in shock as search parties scan its surrounding waters for a man missing after a tragic boating accident at the weekend.

Coastal Patrol Rescue volunteers continue to search the Hawkesbury river between Dangar island, Brooklyn and Long Island for the body of a 33-year-old man after a small boat capsized on Sunday night.

Several residents were woken by screams and cries of 'man overboard!' just after midnight.

the man, of no fixed address, was in a three-metre aluminium runabout with two other men, a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old, when it overturned on the way from Dangar island to Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn Water Taxis owner Tom Cosgrove joined the search party and said he scanned the channel for about 17 nautical miles before giving up at 3:30AM.

'The weather was windy, the tide was really racing and the wind was blowing,' Mr Mead (another searcher) said.

[Bashir]

I went past the area today and the water cops were still searching. Such a tradgedy.

[knapers]

Your right Bashir, its a massive shock. They located the body 500m from where the boat had the accident. Really sad

[wombat]

Some sobering thoughts in this storey. I was talking to a local who said that the chaps were suspected of being a bit 'full'...... The 'master' of the boat, (the 19 yr old) is reported to have been charged with manslaughter. A hard way to learn for the young fella. Hopefuly he gets a grip and comes through for the future. Gunna be a bit tough for a while I suspect.

Wombat

[paggles]

they have to blame someone poor kid....the loss of a friend would be enough

[inked]

they have to blame someone poor kid....the loss of a friend would be enough

69019[/snapback]

yeah, but if he was pissed..........it's a different story.

still a hard lesson to learn especially after the death of a mate