Two died, one hospitalized after boat capsized at Yamba, NSW, on March 12, 2026.

Two people died and one was hospitalized after a boat capsized at Yamba, New South Wales, early Thursday, March 12, 2026, as it crossed a coastal bar. A 52-year-old man was rescued and taken to a hospital; a woman and a man, both believed to be in their 50s, were recovered by a bystander and a rescue helicopter but pronounced dead at the scene. The incident follows the drowning of a British couple near Sydney the previous day. NSW Police are investigating the cause of the capsizing, and authorities continue to urge caution near waterways.