Six missing after trawler capsizes, as storms and floods hit Queensland
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#3580N)
- One man survives 12 hours in heavy seas off central Queensland
- Police find body of man swept off causeway near Gympie
- Jogger critical after car knocks him into swollen creek in Brisbane
Six people were reported missing after their fishing trawler capsized in bad weather off the central Queensland coast on Monday evening. One of their crewmates survived for 12 hours in heavy seas before raising the alarm.
Torrential rain in the state also led to the death of a man caught in floodwater near Gympie and an incident in Brisbane in which a jogger was flung into a creek after being hit by a car that skidded off the road.
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