Overview

• A 7-metre commercial charter vessel overturned around 5:20am at the mouth of the Mooloolah River with five people on board.
• Four survivors were recovered, with three assessed as stable on shore and one man in his 60s transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life-threatening chest pain.
• Paramedics reported another patient initially assessed in a life-threatening condition during the response.
• The 52-year-old skipper was later retrieved from the water deceased after crews searched the hull, with a surf lifesaver on a jet ski assisting the recovery.
• Authorities cited low tide and heavy breaking swells as contributing conditions, noting the boat was taking on water before rolling, and police say investigations are ongoing.