A quick-thinking mum has stopped an alleged thief in his tracks, jumping into the water to chase him down after her son's tinnie was stolen from their Gold Coast home.
Penelope Howard bravely gave chase when she heard her son yelling from the yard that someone was stealing his boat.
A quick-thinking mum has stopped a thief in his tracks, jumping into the water to chase him down after he allegedly stole her son's tinnie.(9News/Supplied)
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Phone footage captured the moment Ms Howard jumped the fence into the Mermaid Waters canals, swimming after the man with her dog and yelling "Turn around and bring it back!"