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Family of four winched to safety after yacht strikes Elizabeth Reef

A helicopter rescue team conducted a complex operation to save two children and their parents from a 10-metre yacht that struck a reef 120 km off the Queensland coast.

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What to know

  • A family of four—two children aged 9 and 12, plus their parents—were rescued by helicopter after their 10-metre yacht struck Elizabeth Reef in the Whitsundays about 4am Saturday.
  • CQ Rescue Helicopters completed the rescue by maintaining a steady hover while a swimmer was lowered to assist each family member; the yacht was nearly submerged by the time the final rescue occurred.
  • The father was treated for head injuries and taken to Proserpine Hospital; rescue officials described the operation as requiring "immense skill" on an isolated reef.

CQ Rescue Helicopters rescue operatorTim Healee CQ Rescue CEO

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    Family transferred to Whitsunday Airport; father treated for head injuries

    Once on board the helicopter, the family was transferred to Whitsunday Airport. The father was treated on board for head injuries before being taken to Proserpine Hospital for further medical attention.

    “Our crew had to maintain a precise and stable hover while the family were rescued.”
    — CQ Rescue CEO Tim Healee
    1. 3 outlets Helicopter winches family to safety after Whitsundays yacht crash

      first by ABC Australia, 5d ago · also 7NEWS, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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  2. background

    CQ Rescue Helicopters conducts complex winch rescue operation — A helicopter crew from Mackay reached the yacht's location about sunrise. The helicopter maintained a steady hover while a rescue swimmer was lowered to assist each family member. By the time the final family member was winched to safety, the stricken yacht was almost entirely submerged.

  3. background

    Family's yacht strikes Elizabeth Reef in Whitsundays — A 10-metre vessel carrying a family of four struck Elizabeth Reef approximately 120 kilometres off the Queensland coast about 4am on Saturday. The four family members—two parents and children aged 9 and 12—remained on board the damaged yacht until rescue could arrive.