The lads have been recognized as 65-year-old Johnny McKenzie, 67-year-old Russell Fisher, and 74-year-old Les Demamiel.
The our bodies of all three males had been recovered, police confirmed. There have been lifejackets on the boat, however not one of the males have been carrying them.
“Three deaths is simply unthinkable, unimaginable,” Superintendent Trent Cox mentioned.
It has been reported that locals had tried to warn the boys of the damaging surf circumstances earlier than they set off.
“It was over three metre swell for a begin, which isn’t good,” Chris Edmunds mentioned.
“We by no means exit over three [metres].
”We typically do not exit over 2.8 [metres], relying on the wind.”
Police will put together a report for the coroner.
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