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Man dies fishing off rocks at Silver Sands Beach

Photo of Tex Reeks Tex Reeks Send an email April 5, 2019Last Updated: April 17, 2019
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A man has died while fishing off rocks at Silver Sands Beach on Friday.

About 5:40pm, emergency services rushed to the groyne after reports a man had slipped off the rocks and hit his head.

It’s understood bystanders pulled the 52-year-old unconscious man to safety.

Witnesses said two ambulances attended the scene.

The man was taken to Peel Health Campus but died from his injuries.

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Photo of Tex Reeks Tex Reeks Send an email April 5, 2019Last Updated: April 17, 2019
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Tex Reeks

Texas (Tex) Reeks is a video journalist and national award-winning news photographer. Reeks' dedication and commitment to local news media and telling stories has seen him build an extensive portfolio in Western Australia's news industry from a young age. Writing online stories and covering news events for Perth's mainstream media networks, Reeks, has covered and broken some of WA's biggest breaking news stories including shark attacks, police manhunts, plane crashes, major crime investigations, and major political incidents. Reeks' interest and knowledge in criminology and policing results in his focus on crime and court stories.
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