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A miner and his partner have rescued a woman who was left paralysed after a suspected stingray puncture to her leg at a popular Mackay beach. Rural View residents Jason McGarrigle and Kristy Jordan were sightseeing at Cape Hillsborough about lunchtime on Friday when they spotted the woman dragging her leg. When we got there, she was laying in the sun getting dehydrated, Mr McGarrigle said. She couldn t walk, there was no way in the world. At first, she couldn t tell me what she was stung by. In around her ankle, there was a lot of blood. At first it wasn t too bad, she only had a little pain.
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A jetski owner had no reason to worry when he found himself stranded off Flat Top Island without power, thanks to his “meticulous” readiness.
Volunteer Marine Rescue Mackay volunteer Daryl Howland said they received the call for help at 9.50am and were at the man’s aid within the hour.
“He was not able to give us GPS coordinates as he had complete electrical failure,” Mr Howland said.
But Mr Howland said he did have everything else, including a VMR membership, tall antenna, two anchors, a medical kit, EPIRB, flares, marine radio and a smart-coloured backpack.