Couple die after boat capsizes

A night-time fishing trip turned to tragedy for a couple who drowned when the boat
they were on board capsized off a Sydney beach.
Two men and a woman left the Port Hacking boat ramp at Cronulla about 2.30am (AEST)
on Saturday to go fishing, police said.
It is thought a freak wave struck the runabout, throwing all three people into the
water.
The boat's owner, a 32-year-old man from Randwick, swam about a kilometre to shore
to raise the alarm.
The bodies of the man and woman were not recovered until about three hours later at
7.15am (AEST) by police.
The victims have been identified by media outlets as Norman Baeger, 38, and
mother-of-four Sue Brown from Liverpool.
The couple have a four-month-old baby who the victim's sister Theresa Brown said was
Ms Brown's "priority".
A report into the deaths will be prepared for the coroner, including whether the
people in the boat had been drinking alcohol, Detective Inspector Rohan Cramsie told
reporters on Saturday.
The surviving man who was taken to hospital for treatment after reaching shore, will
be spoken to as part of investigations.
The surviving man is "obviously very cold, suffering from minor hypothermia, but
also very distressed about the two other occupants who he believed were still in the
water," Insp Cramsie said.
It is believed he was released from hospital late on Saturday.
Family and friends were in shock on Saturday after hearing of the deaths.
"He worked hard, he was a decent man," Adolph Baeger told Network Ten of his son,
Norman.
The six-metre aluminium fishing boat has been recovered by water police and will
undergo forensic examination.
People who regularly fish in the area say the waters are known to be unpredictable
with a sandbar not far from shore.
"There are a number of reefs that are a bit difficult to navigate, especially at the
time of day that they were out there," Sutherland Council spokesman Brad Whittaker
told the Nine Network.