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April 18th, 2012 
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A search is underway this morning for a man feared drowned after a boat capsized and sank off the Gold Coast.
Police say the missing man has no flotation device but they hope the calm seas will aid in his rescue. Picture: Courier Mail
Source: The Courier-Mail
A MAN and woman thrown into the water when their boat capsized overnight were talking for up to two hours in the dark before losing contact.
The 29-year-old woman, of Palm Beach, managed to swim for at least three hours to shore and raised the alarm about 2am. The search continues for the missing 39-year-old man, of Worongary.
The Gold Coast Bulletin reported that police said the woman was so exhausted after reaching the shore that she stumbled along the beach for up to half an hour before making it to the Sheraton Marina Mirage at Main Beach.
Police believe the 4.5m fibreglass boat she was on with her friend was swamped by a large wave and capsized around 10pm. It’s believed the pair were treading water and talking together before they became separated.
A massive air and sea search is under way for the man and his boat this morning.
Police are confident they can find a man missing off the Gold Coast since his boat capsized, after his female companion swam for at least three hours to raise the alam.
The Gold Coast man, 39, was fishing with a family friend, a woman aged 29, when they were thrown from the 4.2 metre fibreglass boat some time between 9pm and 11pm (AEST) yesterday.
They started swimming to shore but the woman lost voice contact with the man and became separated after about an hour.
It took her at least three hours to swim back to shore, where she raised the alarm at a Main Beach hotel about 2am (AEST).
A huge search is underway for the missing man.
Senior Sergeant Lucas Young of Gold Coast Water Police says the woman has confirmed a black jacket found around 8.30am is hers, and was on board the boat at the time.
The couple didn’t have time to grab life jackets or a distress beacon when two large waves hit their boat, the second one causing it to take on water and quickly sink, he said.
Police are hopeful of finding the man, Sen Sgt Young said.
“We’re fairly confident we could locate him, yep,” he said.
“Last night the wind has dropped out, there’s not a big swell out there.
“In these conditions, this gentleman has had experience fishing offshore on the Gold Coast so I can’t see any issues there.”
He says visibility from the air is good.
There are no suggestions the man had been drinking.
Sen Sgt Young said the woman’s efforts were extraordinary.
“She was very fatigued and struggled up the beach over a period of half an hour just to raise the alarm,” he said.
The woman was suffering mild hypothermia and shock, and is recovering in Gold Coast Hospital.
Logan regional duty officer Inspector Pat Swindells said police on foot, Water Police, the Coast Guard, Volunteer Marine Rescue, the Westpac rescue helicopter and the Queensland Police Service’s own Gold Coast helicopter were all assisting in the hunt for the missing man.
The primary search area is the stretch of coast between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.
Insp Swindells said the pair were going fishing and left around 7pm on Tuesday night.
“She came ashore about 2am and that’s when this man was reported missing,” he said.
“We think she may have been in the water for around three hours before she’s come ashore and raised the alarm.
“She’s very lucky.”
The woman was taken to the Gold Coast Hospital last night for precautionary treatment and today is understood to be helping police as they search for her friend.
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