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“The dinghy hit me (on) my ribs and I fell about 2.5, three metres off the boat.”
Surf Life Saving Queensland jet skiers, a Westpac Life Saver Rescue helicopter, water police and coastguard members joined in the search. Officials said that up to 30 people took part in the search.
Authorities said they found the 64-year-old man at around 7pm, clinging to a marine beacon in the ocean, some 2.5km off Bribie Island. The man had swum about 2km to reach the beacon and climbed a ladder onto a platform.
Senior Constable Mark Muddiman from Sunshine Coast water police said that bar some minor injuries, the man was in good health.