Upturned boat found in search for missing fisherman A search is under way for a 69-year-old man whose upturned boat was found hours after he failed to return home from a fishing trip.
News 12th Feb 2021 10:11 AM
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Subscriber only A SEARCH is under way for a 69-year-old man whose upturned boat was found hours after he failed to return home from a fishing trip. The man went fishing about 3pm in Gayundah Creek, in the Hinchinbrook Island area. He was expected to return about an hour later.
Wildlife officers are working with police to investigate the disappearance of a man who failed to return from a fishing trip in the Hinchinbrook Island.
The 69-year-old man went fishing around 3pm in Gayundah Creek, northern Queensland on Thursday and never returned.
His wife raised the alarm that night and police commenced their search. They later found his overturned boat.
Police (pictured) are looking for a 69-year-old man after his upturned boat was found along a creek line
Police are considering all possibilities that could have led to his disappearance, including a crocodile (pictured) attack
SES, Coast Guard, local fishermen and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science have also been searching for him in the mangroves.
Cairns police Acting Inspector Andrew Cowie said they are considering all possibilities that could have led to his disappearance, including a crocodile attack.