Ex-Nine Network icon John Westacott, identified as man who died in Sydney Harbour

Nine Network identity John Westacott, 72, is the man who died after falling from a boat into Sydney Harbour on Sunday, police have confirmed.

Westacott, a former 60 Minutes executive producer and Nine Network director of news and current affairs, died after falling near Neilson Park, Vaucluse, at about 1.30pm on Sunday due to a “medical episode”.

A police report said emergency services responded and “the man was retrieved by officers attached to the Marine Area Command. (He was) taken to shore where he was treated by … paramedics, but died at the scene.”