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Two people taking part in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Australia have died in separate incidents, according to police.
Both crew members died in separate incidents after being struck by a boom, the large pole attached horizontally to the bottom of a sail.
Event organizers said the incidents occurred at Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline.
The first ships are expected to arrive in the Tasmanian city of Hobart later on Friday or early Saturday. Several have already withdrawn due to bad weather.
New South Wales (NSW) Police said the first incident was reported to officers shortly before midnight on Thursday local time (12:50 GMT) by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in the country’s capital. , Canberra.
Just over two hours later, at 2.15am on Friday, NSW Police were informed that the crew on board the second boat were giving CPR to the second person, which also had not worked.
Flying Fish Arctos had been sailing approximately 30 nautical miles east/southeast of the New South Wales town of Ulladulla, organizers said.
Meanwhile, Bowline was approximately 30 nautical miles east/northeast of the town of Batemans Bay, also in New South Wales.
“Our thoughts are with the crews, family and friends of the deceased,” organizers said in a statement.
The race, which began on Thursday, has continued.
It is not the first time that fatalities have occurred during the race, which was first held in 1945.
Six people, including British Olympic sailor Glyn Charles, died in 1998 after strong storms hit competitors.
