Ten Rescued Following Boat Accident

When a fishing boat overturned after hitting rocks off the coast of Victoria, a group of diving instructors came to the rescue. Ten people were rescued off Point Nepean; however, one man was dead and several others were injured. There were a total of twelve people on the boat before the boat accident happened.

At that time, staff of Dive Victoria were returning from a diving trip when they stopped to rescue the ten people. Jason Salter, managing director of Dive Victoria, said that one of his divers went to the overturned boat to locate the other two passengers. "He was able to pull one man from inside the vessel and get him out clear of the vessel so the chopper could winch him to safety," Salter added.

The man that was rescued was flown to the Frankston Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. The second man has been identified as 52-year-old Leigh Davies of Wallington. He had already perished by the time the diver reached the overturned boat.

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