Beachport: Two Millicent locals killed in boat capsize tragedy, third hospitalised
Two people have died and a third has been hospitalised after their boat capsized off the South Australian coast.
The alarm was raised about 11.30am on Monday with reports three people were unresponsive on the shore near Point Connor just south of Beachport, near the Victorian border.
Two men, aged 82 and 69, were pronounced deceased at the scene and a woman, 59, was rushed to hospital.
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident but say there are no suspicious circumstances.
A report is being prepared for the coroner.
The fatalities follow that of a 40-year-old woman who could not be revived after being swept off rocks at Salmon Beach in Esperance just after 11am on Saturday.
A wide-scale four-day search has also been scaled back for a missing fisherman whose boat was found empty and adrift on Friday off Windang Island near Warilla on the NSW south coast.
More than 30 drownings have been recorded nationally this summer, prompting authorities to urge holidaymakers to prioritise safety around the water.
- with AAP
