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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Emily Wind and Kate Lyons

Missing fisher believed to have become entangled while retrieving shark, NSW police say

Marine Rescue NSW vessel
Crews from the water police, marine rescue and the life saver rescue helicopter responded to the incident off Newcastle on Sunday. Photograph: Marine Rescue NSW

Police say the “very experienced” fisher who went missing overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday afternoon is believed to have become entangled in fishing gear before he was dragged off the boat.

A multi-agency search is under way for the game fisher Paul Barning, after he fell overboard while fishing at about 1pm on Sunday, 55km off the coast of Newcastle.

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