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26-11-2007, 07:39 PM
Trio found after writing 'help' in sand
By Jodie Munro O'Brien
November 26, 2007 08:37am
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RESCUERS have found three people missing since Saturday on a remote island off Gladstone, after they wrote "HELP" in the sand.
A Dornier search aircraft found the Haines Signature 735 boat on Erskine Island, northeast of Gladstone, about 6.30am today while searching nearby islands.
The trio are safe and well and are currently being removed from the island by water police before being transported to Heron Island.
The man, 34, and two women, ages 24 and 22, had left Heron Island about 1.45pm Saturday to an area behind Wistari Reef, near Heron Island, to water-ski and were expected to return before sunset Saturday.
Police were alerted they were missing about 7.30pm Saturday.
Water police, a rescue helicopter and island personnel had been searching for the trio and their boat, while the Australian Search and Rescue Authority (AusSAR) co-ordinated the deployment of a Dornier search aircraft from Cairns.
A broadcast was also issued to all shipping traffic in the area.
The trio had written a large 'HELP' in the sand on the island, police said.
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November 26, 2007 08:37am
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RESCUERS have found three people missing since Saturday on a remote island off Gladstone, after they wrote "HELP" in the sand.
A Dornier search aircraft found the Haines Signature 735 boat on Erskine Island, northeast of Gladstone, about 6.30am today while searching nearby islands.
The trio are safe and well and are currently being removed from the island by water police before being transported to Heron Island.
The man, 34, and two women, ages 24 and 22, had left Heron Island about 1.45pm Saturday to an area behind Wistari Reef, near Heron Island, to water-ski and were expected to return before sunset Saturday.
Police were alerted they were missing about 7.30pm Saturday.
Water police, a rescue helicopter and island personnel had been searching for the trio and their boat, while the Australian Search and Rescue Authority (AusSAR) co-ordinated the deployment of a Dornier search aircraft from Cairns.
A broadcast was also issued to all shipping traffic in the area.
The trio had written a large 'HELP' in the sand on the island, police said.