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Man Dies After Boat Hits Moored Yacht on Parramatta River

Police have opened an investigation into the fatal Hunters Hill collision.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called about 7:40pm Sunday to Wybalena Rd on the Parramatta River in Sydney’s Hunters Hill.
  • A powered boat struck a yacht at its mooring, and police say the yacht sank due to the impact.
  • A man in his 40s and a 25-year-old woman left the scene before being located a short time later outside a home in Hunters Hill.
  • Both were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital, where the man later died, and police say the woman has since been released.
  • Police noted it was dark at the time and said there is currently no indication of drug or alcohol involvement, with a report to be prepared for the Coroner.