Seven-year-old boy fights for life after six hours floating in freezing water along with two men after their fishing boat capsized
- A boy who allegedly spent six hours floating in open seas is in a critical condition
- The boy was allegedly with two men when their boat capsized on Sunday
- He has been airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in critical condition
A boy who spent six hours at sea with two men after their boat is believed to have capsized off the Queensland coast is in a critical condition.
Water police raced to sea to find the trio after receiving a distress call from the 5.2 metre vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning.
They were about 14km off the coast of Caloundra, in the southeast of Queensland, when something allegedly went wrong.
Police told ABC News they received an initial distress call from those aboard the boat about 2am, which stated the vessel was sinking.
A second call for help, which sent out a short time later, stated the people who had previously been on the boat were now in the water.
A boy who spent six hours at sea with two men after their boat is believed to have capsized off the Queensland coast, near Caloundra (pictured), is in a critical condition
The ute (pictured) allegedly belonging to the men and boy whose boat capsized
Police said two men and a child were found in the water just after 8am, about six hours after the initial distress call was first sent out.
The child was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a critical condition, while the two men were brought back to land by marine rescue.
It is understood the men have hypothermia and are being assessed by paramedics.
More to come.