Fisherman rescues couple barely able to tread water after three days at sea

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Fisherman rescues couple barely able to tread water after three days at sea
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The man and woman had travelled to a remote island to go camping, but the trip took a near-fatal turn when they went paddle boarding.

The campers were rescued after they were swept out to sea off North West Island.abc.net.au/news/fisher-finds-pair-lost-at-sea-for-three-days-off-capricorn-coast/101843432A central Queensland fisherman who rescued a couple after they spent three days in the ocean says they are lucky to be alive.

The former commercial fisherman said the man and woman eventually conveyed to him that they had been at North West Island, about 55 kilometres east of Yellow Patch. "When we picked them off, it was blowing probably 20 to 25 knots, pouring rain, and then the bar is very shallow coming out of Yellow Patch," he said.

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