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Man killed after whale strikes boat off Australia

  • A man died and another was injured after a whale hit and flipped their boat off Sydney, Australia.
  • The incident happened during a fishing trip in Botany Bay near Sydney on September 30, 2023.
  • Officials described it as a freak accident involving a breaching whale striking or landing on the boat.
  • The unconscious man pulled from the water later died while the other man was hospitalized in stable condition.
  • Whale-related human deaths are rare in Australia, which has up to 30 whale species along its coasts.
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