The man managed to make it to shore, but still had to wait to be rescued due to rough conditions.
A man in his 70s who fell from his boat off the central Queensland coast has been rescued after swimming in rough seas at night for nine hours.The man suffered minor exposure and was "distressed", but had no other major physical injuries
Central Queensland coast guard squadron commodore James Fleming said the team was initially called out to assist a 40-foot catamaran that had run aground and departed at about 5am on Tuesday morning to assist. "He just said that he'd been in the water for nine hours and when he came to shore, he came to shore beside his vessel," he said.Mr Fleming said the man was able to radio for help from the beached catamaran.
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