Former Nine news supremo John Westacott dies after suffering medical episode on yacht

The longest-serving executive producer of 60 Minutes, didn't care about political correctness', colleagues say

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The longest-serving executive producer of 60 Minutes, John Westacott, has died after a suspected medical incident on a yacht on Sydney Harbour off Vaucluse.

Westacott, a former director of Nine news and current affairs, died when he fell off the boat near Neilson Park in Sydney's eastern suburbs on Sunday. He was unable to be revived and died at the scene, New South Wales police said on Monday.