TV legend John Westacott has died aged 73 after he suffered a suspected medical episode and fell off a boat during a sailing trip on Sydney Harbour.
The former Channel Nine employee is believed to have fallen off a boat near Vaucluse and was pulled from the water by NSW Police Marine Area Command officers at about 1:30pm.
John Westacott died while sailing on Sydney Harbour on Sunday. Picture: News Limited/Renee Nowytarger He retired in 2009 but returned to Channel Nine as a consultant under CEO David Gyngell before being made redundant in 2012. Nine’s director of news and current affairs Darren Wick and head of television Michael Healy released a joint statement farewelling the “trailblazer of Australian journalism”.
“He didn’t care where you came from, nor about your gender, ethnicity or religious and political beliefs. He cared about whether you had the passion and ability to tell a great story.”
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