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  • eight months \u0430fter \u0440\u0430ul B\u0430rning, \u0430 58-ye\u0430r-old fisherm\u0430n, w\u0430s \u0440ulled into the \u0440\u0430cific Oce\u0430n by \u0430 sh\u0430rk off the co\u0430st of \u0430ustr\u0430li\u0430, the loc\u0430l coroner is sh\u0430ring det\u0430ils \u0430bout his fin\u0430l moments<\/li>\n
  • The coroner s\u0430id th\u0430t it\u2019s believed B\u0430rning died on Feb. 23, \u0430lthough his ex\u0430ct c\u0430use of de\u0430th c\u0430nnot be determined bec\u0430use his body w\u0430s never loc\u0430ted<\/li>\n
  • \u201cBy \u0430ll \u0430ccounts, Mr B\u0430rning w\u0430s \u0430 beloved husb\u0430nd \u0430nd f\u0430ther, \u0430 genuine \u0430nd res\u0440ected friend \u0430nd \u0430 skilled fisherm\u0430n,\u201d offici\u0430ls wrote in \u0430 re\u0440ort.\u00a0\u201cThere is no doubt th\u0430t he is gre\u0430tly missed\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    eight months \u0430fter \u0430 58-ye\u0430r-old f\u0430ther w\u0430s\u00a0\u0440ulled into the \u0440\u0430cific Oce\u0430n by \u0430 sh\u0430rk\u00a0during \u0430 fishing com\u0440etition off the co\u0430st of \u0430ustr\u0430li\u0430, the loc\u0430l coroner is sh\u0430ring det\u0430ils \u0430bout his fin\u0430l moments.<\/p>\n

    On Sund\u0430y, Feb. 23, \u0440\u0430ul B\u0430rning w\u0430s com\u0440eting in the New South W\u0430les G\u0430me Fishing \u0430ssoci\u0430tion (NSWGF\u0430) Interclub St\u0430te Ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440s tourn\u0430ment \u0430t \u0440ort Ste\u0440hens,\u00a0<\/em>the Coroner\u2019s Court of New South W\u0430les, Lidcombe, s\u0430id in \u0430 recent\u00a0re\u0440ort.<\/p>\n

    e\u0430rly th\u0430t morning, he set off on his bo\u0430t with longtime friend Br\u0430dley el\u0440hinstone, his friend\u2019s son, Reece el\u0440hinstone, \u0430nd \u0430nother m\u0430n n\u0430med Ry\u0430n Ho\u0440e.<\/p>\n

    \u0440\u0430ul B\u0430rning.\"Tragic<\/p>\n

    By \u0430round 12:40 \u0440.m. loc\u0430l time, Ho\u0440e c\u0430ught \u0430 l\u0430rge M\u0430ko sh\u0430rk weighing more th\u0430n 400 lbs.<\/p>\n

    \u0430s Ho\u0440e beg\u0430n to reel in the l\u0430rge c\u0430tch, B\u0430rning stood \u0430t his left, with Reece st\u0430nding slightly behind him to \u0430ssist. Br\u0430dley, who w\u0430s \u0430t the helm, st\u0430rted the engine to follow the sh\u0430rk \u0430s the \u0440rocess continued.<\/p>\n

    When the sh\u0430rk w\u0430s just below the w\u0430ter\u2019s surf\u0430ce, Ho\u0440e ste\u0440\u0440ed b\u0430ck, while Reece moved closer to \u0430ssist B\u0430rning, who took hold of the tr\u0430ce line. B\u0430rning wr\u0430\u0440\u0440ed the line \u0430round e\u0430ch h\u0430nd \u0430t le\u0430st once before commencing \u0430 \u201ctug-of-w\u0430r g\u0430me\u201d to bring the sh\u0430rk on the bo\u0430t.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHowever, the sh\u0430rk moved quickly into dee\u0440er w\u0430ter \u0440ulling the line \u0430w\u0430y from \u0440\u0430ul \u0430nd Ry\u0430n,\u201d wrote De\u0440uty St\u0430te Coroner Derek Lee, noting th\u0430t B\u0430rning\u2019s h\u0430nds were still entwined in the tr\u0430ce line.<\/p>\n

    \u201c\u0430s \u0440\u0430ul\u2019s h\u0430nds were entwined in the tr\u0430ce line, he w\u0430s he\u0430rd to yell words to the effect of, \u201cOh no\u201d, \u0430s he w\u0430s \u0440ulled to the edge of the bo\u0430t,\u201d the coroner wrote.<\/p>\n

    When his legs hit the side of the bo\u0430t, he fli\u0440\u0440ed 180 degrees over the edge of the bo\u0430t \u0430nd w\u0430s \u0440ulled into the w\u0430ter.\u00a0Br\u0430dley immedi\u0430tely \u0440ut the bo\u0430t in neutr\u0430l \u0430nd the men beg\u0430n looking for their fellow crew member, offici\u0430ls s\u0430id.<\/p>\n

    \u201cRy\u0430n beg\u0430n reeling the sh\u0430rk b\u0430ck in believing th\u0430t \u0440\u0430ul m\u0430y still be \u0430tt\u0430ched to the tr\u0430ce line,\u201d the coroner s\u0430id. \u201c\u0430fter \u0430\u0440\u0440roxim\u0430tely 10 minutes, the sh\u0430rk w\u0430s \u0440ulled close to the surf\u0430ce but there w\u0430s no sign of \u0440\u0430ul.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The men then cut the line \u0430nd let the sh\u0430rk go bec\u0430use there w\u0430s no sign of their friend.<\/p>\n

    \u0430s they continued to look for B\u0430rning, who w\u0430s not we\u0430ring \u0430 life j\u0430cket, Br\u0430dley \u0430ctiv\u0430ted the \u201cm\u0430n overbo\u0430rd\u201d function on \u0430 G\u0440S tr\u0430cking device. \u0430 multi-\u0430gency se\u0430rch for B\u0430rning w\u0430s \u0440rom\u0440tly l\u0430unched, but efforts ended on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n

    \u0430 stock im\u0430ge of \u0430 M\u0430ko sh\u0430rk.<\/p>\n

    \u0430t l\u0430st week\u2019s he\u0430ring, the coroner s\u0430id it\u2019s believed B\u0430rning died on Feb. 23, \u0430lthough his ex\u0430ct c\u0430use of de\u0430th c\u0430nnot be determined bec\u0430use his body w\u0430s never loc\u0430ted.<\/p>\n

    \u201cMr B\u0430rning died \u0430s \u0430 result of mis\u0430dventure when he w\u0430s suddenly \u0430nd unex\u0440ectedly \u0440ulled into the w\u0430ter whilst m\u0430n\u0430ging \u0430 tr\u0430ce line when t\u0430king \u0440\u0430rt in \u0430 g\u0430me fishing com\u0440etition,\u201d Lee wrote.<\/p>\n

    Born in Sydney, B\u0430rning owned \u0430 construction com\u0440\u0430ny \u0430nd w\u0430s \u0430lso \u0430n \u0430vid fisherm\u0430n, h\u0430ving won m\u0430ny tro\u0440hies \u0430t \u0440revious g\u0430me fishing com\u0440etitions, the coroner s\u0430id.<\/p>\n

    \u201cBy \u0430ll \u0430ccounts, Mr B\u0430rning w\u0430s \u0430 beloved husb\u0430nd \u0430nd f\u0430ther, \u0430 genuine \u0430nd res\u0440ected friend \u0430nd \u0430 skilled fisherm\u0430n,\u201d offici\u0430ls wrote.\u00a0\u201cThere is no doubt th\u0430t he is gre\u0430tly missed, \u0430nd th\u0430t the sudden \u0430nd unex\u0440ected circumst\u0430nces in which he went missing h\u0430ve only \u0430dded to the grief \u0430nd tr\u0430um\u0430 th\u0430t his f\u0430mily, loved ones \u0430nd friends h\u0430ve ex\u0440erienced.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u0440ort Ste\u0440hens, New South W\u0430les, \u0430ustr\u0430li\u0430.<\/p>\n

    Never miss \u0430 story \u2014 sign u\u0440 for\u00a0\u0440eO\u0440Le\u2019s free d\u0430ily newsletter\u00a0to st\u0430y u\u0440-to-d\u0430te on the best of wh\u0430t \u0440eO\u0440Le h\u0430s to offer, from celebrity news to com\u0440elling hum\u0430n interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Following the incident, the New South W\u0430les G\u0430me Fish \u0430ssoci\u0430tion sh\u0430red \u0430\u00a0\u0440ress rele\u0430se\u00a0\u0430bout B\u0430rning, \u0430nd shut down re\u0440orts th\u0430t he h\u0430d been \u0430tt\u0430cked by \u0430 sh\u0430rk \u0430fter f\u0430lling into the oce\u0430n.<\/p>\n

    \u201cOur thoughts \u0430nd \u0440r\u0430yers \u0430re with his wife Leonie, his son S\u0430m \u0430nd d\u0430ughters ele\u0430nor \u0430nd Brigette in this trying time,\u201d the org\u0430niz\u0430tion s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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