'He was in the water face down and totally unresponsive.” 9News
A fleet of dinghies reached the last mark of a national championship event off Manly when Matt Visser performed a sailing maneuver called a jibe.A pair of heroic yachtsmen have saved the life of a fellow sailor Matt Visser whose boat overturned during a national championship event, knocking him unconscious.
Mike Middleton and Mark Dingley from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron were filming from a support boat nearby. Mike Middleton and Mark Dingley from the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron were filming from a support boat nearby."I dove in and grabbed Matt and brought him back to the media boat," Dingley said."His eyes were glazed, he had no pulse and I'm saying to Mark, we've got to get the water out of him," Middleton said.Visser, who was taken to intensive care, described the experience as "harrowing" but expressed his gratitude to the yachtsmen.
Visser, who was taken to intensive care, described the experience as "harrowing" but expressed his gratitude to the yachtsmen."I've never had to thank anyone for saving my life before."
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