A father and son have been rescued from an overturned yacht as emergency services continue to search for a third man who is missing at sea.
On Sunday, a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew winched a man aged in his 60s and his son aged in his 20s from the overturned yacht near Lady Elliot Island, off the coast of Bundaberg.
It’s believed the keel snapped on their boat, causing it to overturn during their journey.
The father and son managed to climb onto the upside-down vessel and set off an emergency radio beacon at 5am, which altered the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
A rescue helicopter was deployed before 8.30am and the aeromedical team managed to locate the men within two hours.
Video taken by the helicopter crew shows the upturned yacht stranded in the water as a large rescue boat waits nearby.
The chopper crew performed two winch rescues by hoisting the men separately into the aircraft.
The father and son were flown to Bundaberg Hospital for observation.
The helicopter then returned to the area to assist police in locating a third man, who is believed to have been on board the yacht when it overturned.
It’s understood the three men were travelling from Yeppoon to Brisbane.