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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n A Sunday fishing trip has turned to tragedy with a man dying and another being taken to hospital after their boat capsized off La Perouse.<\/p>\n Emergency services were called to Bare Island near La Perouse on Sunday at around 10.30am after reports of a boat capsizing.<\/p>\n Water police were told the two men were fishing without lifejackets when a wave swept over the boat, ejecting the men into the water.<\/p>\n One of the men, aged 74, was rescued by a person on a jet ski and taken to shore, where he was treated by NSW paramedics. He is in a stable condition at the Prince of Wales hospital.<\/p>\n The second man, yet to be formally identified, was airlifted from the water by the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter unconscious and flown to a landing site on Anzac Parade, La Perouse. Paramedics performed CPR, but the man was unable to be revived and died at the scene.<\/p>\n Werrington man Chris Hibbard was on the water fishing and spotted the boat before right before it capsized.<\/p>\n \u201cThose waves truly scared me. They were that fierce. I can\u2019t describe how big they were,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He spotted the boat, rocking left to right. \u201cI have never seen a wave so big down there. You couldn\u2019t see land. They were ginormous,\u201d Hibbard said.<\/p>\n At that moment, he said he realised how dangerous the situation was and made the decision to turn back.<\/p>\n Shortly after, the nearby boat capsized. \u201cI didn\u2019t see it go down but I saw the aftermath.\u201d He said the boat was torn apart.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel terrible. I could have grabbed them out of the water if I had realised. I would have gone straight for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Police are urging anyone with information about the incident or with dashcam footage to contact Maroubra police station or Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n More to come.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3442280989e69eb994e3b42fea8cdd765c591d35.jpeg\")
Bare Island Fort near La Perouse. The accident occured near Bare Island on Sunday morning. Photo: Rhett Wyman<\/p>\n![\"Emily](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2a2e979a2f77f9b2102161098f9799257ba9f8b7f0bf962b7800e1f7784af1b9.png\")
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