Rescue Video: 5 people rescued after police see SOS on a sandbar

A boat was found floating in the waters off Queensland with no occupants on board. The local police began searching for the boat's occupants, but their search turned up empty. CQ Rescue, a community based Search and Rescue operation was contacted and began searching immediately. The boat's occupants had washed up on a small rocky island and had drawn a very large SOS on a nearby sandbar. The rescue pilot was able to spot the message and then rescue the stranded boaters. At the beginning of the video, the small sandbar with 'SOS' can be seen. Toward the end of the video, the stranded boaters can be seen waiving to the helicopter as a rescuer is lowered down. Still picture of sos CQ Rescue Video