Men missing at sea for five days rescued, 'in relatively good spirits' | marywardy
A police rescue operation occurred on Thursday morning after Mr Higgins told police they were located at Salt Creek, roughly 100 kilometres from their intended destination.One of the men can be seen giving a thumbs up in the footage.
Mr Robinson and Mr Higgins left Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula in a 30-foot older wooden-hulled fishing boat bound for Goolwa about 3pm last Thursday, South Australia Police said.They reported engine trouble to a friend about 11pm on Friday, telling them they were going to divert to nearby Kangaroo Island.
However, just hours after the operation was suspended, Mr Higgins made a call to Victor Harbor police station, notifying them that they were located outside the search area at Salt Creek, along the Coorong.South Australia Police "Our water operations unit are working now and a search and rescue aircraft is on the way from Canberra," a South Australia Police spokesperson said earlier on Thursday morning, adding that the men were "in relatively good spirits and in good health".
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