Australian man killed after whale collided with boat in ‘absolute freak accident’

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Australian man killed after whale collided with boat in ‘absolute freak accident’
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It was “an absolute freak accident”, state Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib said.

An Australian man was killed during a boating trip when a breaching whale struck the vessel in what officials describe as an “absolute freak accident.”

Collings, 61, was knocked unconscious while Curmi, 53, kept him afloat for nearly 45 minutes until the emergency crews responded to the bay.according to Sky News. Police were alerted to the frightening scene when they received reports of an unmanned boat driving in circles and seeing two men in the water.

Witnesses helped Curmi out of the water before he was transported to a hospital in stable condition for monitoring, police said.

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