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West Australian
29-04-2025
- West Australian
Salmon Holes rescue: Emergency services suspend search for man missing from notorious fishing spot
The search for a missing Katanning man who slipped off the rocks while fishing at Salmon Holes near Albany has been suspended pending any new information. Police said despite an extensive search, the man has not been located. Two boats from Albany Sea Rescue along with police divers, drones and other surveillance equipment were used in the search over Friday, Saturday and Monday. The 29-year-old man slipped off rocks at about 1.30pm on Friday afternoon and was in trouble in the water, prompting an emergency services call out. Salmon Holes beach and car park were reopened on Tuesday morning. Crews from Albany SES, Albany Career Fire and Rescue Service, Albany Fire and Rescue volunteers and St John WA responded to the incident, which was reported at 1.35pm on Friday. The beach is a popular fishing spot 10km south of Albany and notoriously dangerous — a 29-year-old woman was swept out to sea while fishing on the rocks in March last year with a bystander swimming to her rescue. A Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions spokesperson said rock fishing could be dangerous for even the most experienced fisher. 'Rock fishing is extremely dangerous, even calm days can quickly become dangerous,' they said. 'DBCA urges people to use anchor points installed at Salmon Holes and wear a life-jacket, the safest option is to always fish from the beach.' It was the second time in a week emergency services were called to Torndirrup National Park after a female hiker fell down a ravine at Stony Hill on Easter Monday.
Perth Now
29-04-2025
- Perth Now
Search for man missing at notorious fishing spot suspended
The search for a missing Katanning man who slipped off the rocks while fishing at Salmon Holes near Albany has been suspended pending any new information. Police said despite an extensive search, the man has not been located. Two boats from Albany Sea Rescue along with police divers, drones and other surveillance equipment were used in the search over Friday, Saturday and Monday. The 29-year-old man slipped off rocks at about 1.30pm on Friday afternoon and was in trouble in the water, prompting an emergency services call out. Salmon Holes beach and car park were reopened on Tuesday morning. Crews from Albany SES, Albany Career Fire and Rescue Service, Albany Fire and Rescue volunteers and St John WA responded to the incident, which was reported at 1.35pm on Friday. The beach is a popular fishing spot 10km south of Albany and notoriously dangerous — a 29-year-old woman was swept out to sea while fishing on the rocks in March last year with a bystander swimming to her rescue. A Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions spokesperson said rock fishing could be dangerous for even the most experienced fisher. 'Rock fishing is extremely dangerous, even calm days can quickly become dangerous,' they said. 'DBCA urges people to use anchor points installed at Salmon Holes and wear a life-jacket, the safest option is to always fish from the beach.' It was the second time in a week emergency services were called to Torndirrup National Park after a female hiker fell down a ravine at Stony Hill on Easter Monday.
West Australian
28-04-2025
- West Australian
Salmon Holes rescue: Beach closed as police divers resume search for man who slipped off rocks into the ocean
Salmon Holes beach was closed on Monday as authorities resumed their search for a man who slipped off rocks into the sea on Friday. Albany police officer-in-charge Sen. Sgt Carlos Correia said rescuers had not given up hope. 'The search is continuing to locate the missing person,' he said. 'The family is aware. 'They saw the person leave the rocks and disappear, so we are making all efforts to try and find him. 'There may come a time when we cannot do anything further, but that time is not yet.' Emergency services were called to the rescue at 1.35pm on Friday with crews from Albany SES, Albany Career Fire and Rescue Services, Albany Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, and St John WA attending. Two boats from Albany Sea Rescue along with police divers, drones and other surveillance equipment were used in the search over Friday, Saturday and Monday. Though the beach reopened on Sunday, it was closed again on Monday to allow divers to work without distraction from the public, Sen. Sgt Correia said. He said he was not sure when the beach would reopen. Witness Esmatullah Akbari, on holiday with his family from Perth, said he saw someone who had been fishing slip off the rocks into the water. The beach is a popular fishing spot near Albany and notoriously dangerous. A 29-year-old woman was swept out to sea while fishing on the rocks in March last year with a bystander swimming to her rescue. Experienced fisherman Paul Smetham, of Little Grove, said it was time the rocks were made off limits during the Easter holidays. 'People should not be allowed on the rocks during the Easter break,' he said. 'It doesn't take much of a wave to sweep you off your feet. 'They shouldn't be called the Salmon Holes, they should be called the 'drowning holes'. 'That might put people off coming there. 'Even if people have life jackets, it's not enough. 'They give you a false sense of security and a lot of visitors have no experience of them. 'There is a major rip and the rocks have razor sharp barnacles and shells.' Signs along Frenchman Bay Road exhort holiday-makers to 'fish safely, fish from the beach'. It was the second time in a week that emergency services were called to Torndirrup National Park after a female hiker fell down a ravine at Stony Hill on Easter Monday.
Perth Now
25-04-2025
- Perth Now
Rescue underway for person in trouble at dangerous spot
Emergency services have been called to Salmon Holes. Credit: Jackson Flindell / The West Australian Claire Middleton Albany Advertiser Emergency services have been called to Salmon Holes, a notoriously dangerous fishing spot on the south coast, where a person is in trouble in the water. Crews from Albany SES, Albany Career Fire and Rescue Service, Albany Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service and St John WA are responding to the incident, which was reported at 1.35pm on Friday. The beach is a popular fishing spot 10km south of Albany and notoriously dangerous — a 29-year-old woman was swept out to sea while fishing on the rocks in March last year with a bystander swimming to her rescue. It is the second time this week emergency services have been called to Torndirrup National Park after a female hiker fell down a ravine at Stony Hill on Easter Monday. More to come.
