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Midnight rescue of yachtie stranded on remote island
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A LifeFlight helicopter crew rescued the skipper of a yacht that beached at K’gari, Queensland, around midnight on December 5, 2025. The skipper, aged in his 50’s, was located on a nearby shore and was uninjured during the ordeal.
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A Queensland-based aeromedical crew has rescued a sailor after his yacht ran
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aground on the northern tip of Kagari Island. The life flight helicopter team
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was tasked with the rescue about midnight on Friday, December 5, after the skipper
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sent out a distress call. The crew quickly located the beached 16-meter
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vessel after it was washed onto rocks by waves. The skipper, aged in his 50s, was
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located on a nearby shore and was uninjured during the ordeal.
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