NT: Four fishermen have been found

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2010
NT: Four fishermen have been found

Four fishermen are safe .. but nursing their blistered feet and minor cuts .. after
being lost for four days before being rescued off the Northern Territory coast.

The men were discovered about 15 kilometres southwest of their boats in the Gulf of
Carpentaria this morning .. after walking in search of help after their boats became stranded.

CareFlight winched of two of them to safety .. while another aircraft collected the
remaining two men.

The recreational fishermen had set off from Bing Bong Creek .. one-thousand kilometres
south west of Darwin .. more than a week ago .. and had been due to return on Wednesday.

An aerial search found their boats and a campsite yesterday and the men today.

AAP RTV dac/wz

KEYWORD: FISHERMEN (DARWIN)

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