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| Queensland: teenage boy survives two hours in water after falling from yacht | Queensland: teenage boy survives two hours in water after falling from yacht |
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| Fourteen-year-old fell from grandparents’ boat and couple raised alarm at Gladstone marina when they realised he was missing | |
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| Sun 30 Jul 2017 22.40 BST | |
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| A teenage boy has been rescued after falling from a yacht off the Queensland coast and spending two hours treading water. | A teenage boy has been rescued after falling from a yacht off the Queensland coast and spending two hours treading water. |
| Paramedics were stunned at the survival of the 14-year-old, who was found by another vessel on Sunday afternoon, two hours after he fell from his grandparents’ yacht. | Paramedics were stunned at the survival of the 14-year-old, who was found by another vessel on Sunday afternoon, two hours after he fell from his grandparents’ yacht. |
| The grandparents raised the alarm when they returned to a marina at Gladstone and realised he was missing, sparking an air search. | The grandparents raised the alarm when they returned to a marina at Gladstone and realised he was missing, sparking an air search. |
| He was plucked from the water by another vessel that spotted him, exhausted and cold in the water, ambulance service spokesman Chris Pereira said. | He was plucked from the water by another vessel that spotted him, exhausted and cold in the water, ambulance service spokesman Chris Pereira said. |
| “The boy was treading water for approximately two hours. The average person could tread water without much difficulty for about 30 minutes. For the boy, he was very, very lucky to survive,” Pereira said. | “The boy was treading water for approximately two hours. The average person could tread water without much difficulty for about 30 minutes. For the boy, he was very, very lucky to survive,” Pereira said. |
| “He did this remarkable act without the aid of a life-jacket as well.” | “He did this remarkable act without the aid of a life-jacket as well.” |
| The boy had swallowed a large amount of water and told paramedics he was battered by large waves during his ordeal. | The boy had swallowed a large amount of water and told paramedics he was battered by large waves during his ordeal. |
| He was taken to Gladstone hospital in a stable condition. | He was taken to Gladstone hospital in a stable condition. |
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