Man dies after boat ‘collides with whale’ in Botany Bay
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Man dies after boat ‘collides with whale’ in Botany Bay

Reports suggest two men were flung into the water after a whale breached close to the vessel,police say.

  • byMegan Gorrey andGeorgina Mitchell

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