Two volunteers among three dead off NSW coast after rescue boat rolls while trying to help sinking yacht

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Three people confirmed dead but four made it to shore after rescue went wrong in rough seas

Two marine rescue volunteers have died as they sought to assist a stricken yacht in a deadly rescue mission.

Three people died during the rescue effort as volunteers went to the aid of a yacht at the Ballina bar in northern New South Wales on Monday night.