A whale has struck a boat in Australia, killing one man and leaving another injured.
The men were on a fishing expedition when their boat was hit in waters off La Perouse, 14km south-east of Sydney.
The alarm was raised after the vessel was spotted unoccupied and circling.
Deaths caused by whales in the region are rare, and a state Minister for New South Wales called it "an absolute freak accident".
Police say the likely collision had caused the boat to tilt, throwing both men overboard.
Officials say the victim, a 61-year-old man, was found unconscious and died at the scene.
The 53-year-old skipper was pulled from the water and taken to hospital, where he is in a stable condition.
Australia's coastline hosts 10 large and 20 smaller species of whales. It is not yet clear which species was involved in Saturday's collision.
Source: BBC
