Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast
Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during "treacherous" conditions.
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Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during "treacherous" conditions.
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