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A helicopter crew has rescued four people stuck on a sinking boat off the coast between Mackay and the Whitsundays.
An RACQ CQ Rescue spokeswoman said a team was called to the vessel near Parker Reef, 88km northeast of Mackay, after an EPIRB was activated at first light Saturday morning.
She said three men and a woman were winched up into the helicopter and taken to the Mackay Airport. RACQ CQ Rescue have rescued a crew near Parker Reef in the early hours of Saturday morning. Picture: RACQ CQ Rescue
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