Yacht that Deirdre Sibly was sailing made distress call Wednesday evening and was later found with two deceased people on board

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Australian authorities are providing assistance to the family of a South Australian woman who is suspected to have died while sailing off the east coast of Africa.

Deirdre “Cookie” Sibly, 67, from Port Lincoln, had departed from Reunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, in June. She was travelling with her friend, Pascal Mahe, a French national, on his yacht and the pair had intended to sail to South Africa.

Source: Guardian - World News