Four rescued after boat capsizes
FOUR people have been rescued after the boat they were on capsized in waters off of the Gold Coast.
It’s understood the group was on board a yacht which overturned about 100 metres offshore of the Seaway at 3pm.
The occupants are believed to have been spared serious injury and have all been retrieved from the water.
Three men and a woman have been rescued after their vessel capsized around 100 metres offshore at the Gold Coast Seaway.
The four patients are currently being assessed by @QldAmbulance.
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It’s understood one person was winched to safety by helicopter, while the others were ferried to shore by water police.
The patients – three males and a female – are being assessed by paramedics on dry land.
Their ages are not known but they are all believed to all be in stable conditions.
No further information was available at the time of writing.
