Overview
- Emergency services were alerted about 11:45am after the incident near Marion Bay, with the vessel about 600m offshore.
- One passenger remained aboard and called for help as three others went into the water from the fibreglass runabout.
- Onlookers retrieved two men who were later hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries.
- A woman believed to be in her 70s was found dead in the water a short time later.
- Police say the boat did not capsize and describe the event as a freak accident, noting all three overboard were believed to be wearing lifejackets and that inquiries continue.