AAP General News (Australia)
02-12-2008
Qld: Family rescued from stricken yacht
Police in north Queensland have rescued a family of six from their stricken yacht ..
just before it smashed into rocks.
Officers were called to the Coral Sea Resort at Airlie Beach after midnight .. following
a report the yacht had slipped its moorings.
When they arrived .. the yacht was 10 metres from a rock wall .. and was being pounded
by extreme seas and gale force winds.
The officers entered the water and from the rocks .. helped a couple and their children
.. aged 10 .. seven .. four and two .. to shore.
The yacht began taking on water and falling apart during the rescue .. and one officer
became tangled in ropes and was dragged underwater.
All eventually made it to safety.
It's believed the family lived on the boat .. and lost all their belongings.
AAP RTV jmm/pjo/wf/jmt
KEYWORD: RESCUE (BRISBANE)
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