LifeFlight winches four men from water after boat capsizes

The boat was swamped by a wave 3.4 nautical miles north of the island.

Four fishermen have been winched from the water after their boat capsized off K’gari.

The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew was tasked at 4.20pm on Thursday 28 November by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) after the men set off an EPIRB when their boat was swamped by a wave 3.4 nautical miles north of the island.

The LifeFlight rescue crew winched the four men, who all wore lifejackets and clung to the boat, from the water.

All four men were in their 50s and believed to be on holiday from New South Wales.

They were assessed onboard by the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) flight paramedic.

The helicopter flew to Hervey Bay Airport where they were met and further assessed by QAS paramedics.

The men were uninjured and transportation to hospital was not required.