Two Australian fishermen who vanished almost a week ago and hadn’t been heard from since are miraculously found alive after major aerial search
- Derek Robinson and Tony Higgins vanished during a trip to Goolwa last week
- Desperate search operation was launched after friends failed to hear from them
- On Wednesday night pair miraculously raised the alarm, now awaiting rescue
Two fishermen who went missing off the South Australian coast six days ago have miraculously been found alive just hours after a major search operation was called off.
Derek Robinson, 48, and Tony Higgins, 57, vanished during a trip to Goolwa, from Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln, on Thursday, September 3.
They were just a day into their trip when they experienced engine trouble.
The pair managed to contact a friend to inform them their plans had changed and they would be diverting to nearby Kangaroo Island.
But they had not been heard from since.
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Derek Robinson and Tony Higgins vanished during a trip to Goolwa, from Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln on Thursday, September 3
The men were headed to Goolwa, from Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln, they told a friend they would try make it to Kangaroo Island after their engine failed but ended up in Salt Creek
A massive search operation was sparked, involving police, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and members of the Royal Australian Air Force.
The crews spent days searching an area larger than Tasmania covered in an attempt to find the men.
Fears were raised when the men were still not located after several weather warnings and days of treacherous conditions.
On Wednesday night the aerial search was called off after rescue teams failed to find any sign of the men.
However, hours later a call came through informing the rescue team the men had managed to raise the alarm.
They had somehow managed to contact their families and Victor Harbour police station to tell them they were still alive.
They are floating in Salt Creek, south-east of Goolwa, awaiting rescue crews.
Water police are on their way to rescue the fishermen.
The men were in a 10-metre wooden-hulled boat, which they were planning on fixing up.
Alexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes, who is a former commodore of the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club, said the pair were lucky to be alive.
He told the ABC they were in 'treacherous waters'.
'We just can't believe how lucky they are to have been found.'
Rescue crews feared the worst as they had been missing for six days on their boat named 'Margrel', they had left Coffin Bay near Port Lincoln at 3pm last Thursday
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