Overview
- Police located the body of a 36-year-old man on the eastern side of Robbins Island just after 1pm, with authorities saying he is believed to be Ben Haines.
- Four people left the Montagu boat ramp on a fishing trip when the vessel broke up around nightfall and threw everyone into the water.
- Two adults and a six-year-old were found near Bird or Big Stoney Island by a volunteer and taken to North West Regional Hospital, and police said they were not physically injured.
- Rescuers reported that the three survivors wore life jackets, and police said the man who died had removed his at some point.
- Search efforts drew the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, marine rescue vessels, search-and-rescue planes, and private boats, and the Circular Head community has begun support for those affected.