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A 13-year-old girl has been left orphaned after both of her parents drowned in an estuary south of Perth.
Jun and Leslee Ballo were pulled from the water at Herron Point Boat Ramp in Birchmont, about 30 kilometres south of Mandurah, about midday yesterday.
The husband and wife, who were married for 24 years and renewed their vows two weeks ago, went fishing every Wednesday as a bonding exercise.
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But two nights ago they did not come home.
A friend of the family Marisol Armada told 9News fishing was their passion.
"They go out and fishing … they go house to house just to share what they catch," Armada said.
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Armada said she sensed something was wrong yesterday morning and called police.
Their car was found at the Herron Point Boat Ramp without fishing gear or a net.
"How I wish this was a nightmare and how I wish one day they were going to show up," Armada said.
She vowed to care for their daughter.
"I know how much they loved their daughter and we will do the same thing for her.
"They really were a golden couple … We will cherish them forever in our hearts."
The couple's parents are holidaying in Perth from the Philippines.
