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Traumatic catamaran accident off Newcastle: three dead, two rescued

Jessica Brown
Updated July 12 2019 - 6:58pm, first published July 11 2019 - 6:00pm
MAYDAY: Ambulance NSW Inspector Luke Wiseman said emergency services arrived at a "very, very confronting" scene. Main picture: Joanthan Carroll. Inset: Nine
MAYDAY: Ambulance NSW Inspector Luke Wiseman said emergency services arrived at a "very, very confronting" scene. Main picture: Joanthan Carroll. Inset: Nine

THREE people have lost their lives and two others were left clinging to a capsized catamaran in what has been described as a 'traumatic' and 'confronting' maritime disaster.

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Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown

Digital Editor

Jessica began her journalism career in 2009 as a cadet at The Port Stephens Examiner before moving to London for a two-year stint working in magazines and digital publishing. The Lake Macquarie local returned to Australia where she took up a reporting role at The Maitland Mercury. She worked across several rounds including local council, police and property before moving into digital journalism and joining the team at The Newcastle Herald in 2017.

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