The search for two men missing for four days off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is called off after a massive search finds no sign of them or their boat.
The search for two men missing for four days off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula has been called off.The men left Coffin Bay bound for Goolwa last Thursday but ran into engine trouble on FridayDerek Robinson and Tony Higgins left Coffin Bay last Thursday bound for Goolwa in a wooden-hulled fishing boat named Margrel.
They contacted a friend saying they had engine trouble on Friday and were diverting to Kangaroo Island.The search area expanded over the four days to cover more than 103,000 square kilometres with help from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Royal Australian Air Force and Kangaroo Island and Volunteer Marine Rescue.
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