Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast

Three dead after boat capsizes in rough seas off New South Wales

Three people, including two volunteer rescuers, have died after a yacht sank and a rescue vessel capsized in rough seas off the coast of New South Wales. Emergency teams were alerted around 18:15 on Monday after a distress report about a yacht near the break wall at South Ballina, a well-known coastal area near the Queensland border.