A beloved evening ritual for two grandparents turned to tragedy when 86-year-old Ahmad Dunia accidentally drove into the Parramatta River, hitting his wife Halima.
On their daily visits to Manns Point in Greenwich, Ahmad would watch on while his wife fished at the water’s edge for a couple of hours at dusk.
“They love this place,” Halima’s brother-in-law Ghassam Alameddine told Nine News.
“He doesn’t fish, he would just wait in the car.”
A beloved fishing spot was the site of a tragic accident that killed 86-year-old Ahmad Dunia, and injured his 74-year-old wife, Halima.
But Manns Point was the site of devastation when Ahmad accidentally accelerated into the water, crashing through a fence and hitting Halima before entering the Parramatta River about 4.20pm on Monday.
The car floated away as it quickly took on water with Ahmad inside, police said. After being pushed into the river, Halima was rescued by two passersby who dived in to save her.
The couple had just arrived and removed their fishing gear from the car, a Toyota sedan, which Ahmad was trying to park as Halima stood at the waterside.
Divers recovered Ahmad’s body after a two-hour search on Monday evening. Police crews returned to the scene on Tuesday afternoon with a large crane to extract the car from the water. Family and friends embraced each other as they watched the battered car emerge from the river.
The Dunias’ car was extracted from the Parramatta River late on Tuesday afternoon.Credit: Nine News
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