Ballina Boating Accident, Two Marine Rescue volunteers and a solo yachtie were tragically killed after a rescue mission went May 4, 2026 · A Marine Rescue NSW crew of six rushed to the scene but their boat capsized in rough conditions as it crossed the Ballina Bar, police said. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year May 5, 2026 · Watch 37s Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died after a boating accident at Ballina off the northern NSW coast. 174 views·By Editor Three people, including two Marine Rescue NSW volunteers, died after their vessel overturned in rough seas while responding to a yacht in distress off Ballina. May 5, 2026 · The Ballina breakwater, where another boat sank earlier this year, is notorious for its shifting sands, strong tidal flows and large ocean swells. Tributes have poured in to honour the three men who died in a boating accident on the NSW North Coast yesterday. ABC - Family, friends and colleagues have gathered in Ballina to farewell Marine Rescue volunteer William ‘Bill’ Ewen who lost his life on May 4 in a boating accident on the Richmond River bar. Three people died, including two volunteer rescuers and the man from the stricken May 5, 2026 · Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. A Marine Rescue NSW vessel with six volunteer crew members responded, crossing the Ballina Bar (the sandbar at the mouth of the river) in heavy seas, causing the vessel to capsize. May 6, 2026 · Credit: 7NEWS Three people have died in a boating accident off Ballina in NSW. May 5, 2026 · Three people have died after two vessels were caught in rough conditions off the coast of Ballina in northern New South Wales, with police confirming two volunteer rescuers were among those killed. 2wng, ly7, n6, 2fhrx, jw2soy, xrs, 2wma, x6y, vpa, ajou7,