Whale capsizes boat leaving 1 person dead, another injured in ‘absolute freak accident’: officials

One man was killed and another was taken to a hospital after their boat capsized in Australia when it was hit by a breaching whale, officials said.

The victim was 61, and the survivor is 53, who is in stable condition, officials said, according to the BBC.

She reportedly said the men may have been in the water for up to 45 minutes before they were rescued.

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