The death toll from a fishing boat that capsized in waters off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has risen to three, after searchers discovered the bodies of the two remaining crew.
Three bodies have been found after a fishing boat with five onboard was found upturned about 2am near Port Lincoln.A surviving man and a youth were found on a reef nearby and are being treated in hospital and will assist police with further investigations.
The boat overturned overnight around Spilsby Island, 45 kilometres east of Port Lincoln in the Spencer Gulf. The surviving pair were taken to hospital where they are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries including hypothermia.Family raised the alarm at about 8:30pm on Monday when the boat failed to return from a fishing trip that morning.
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