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Fisherman praises ‘godsend’ rescuers after falling overboard We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A fisherman who fell overboard, injured his hand on the spinning blades of his tinny’s motor, and trod water for 20 minutes has described the three kayakers who rescued him as a “godsend”. Peter Corke, a 73-year-old Gladstone fisherman, was on the Calliope River on Sunday when he fell overboard after his boat was rocked by another vessel just after 11am. He struggled to get back on boa...

Kayakers save distressed fisherman found treading water in the Calliope River updated 6 AprApril 2021 at 4:28am Peter Corke, 73, thought he was going to die before he was pulled from the Calliope River on Sunday morning. ( Share Print text only Cancel Peter Corke, 73, thought he was going to drown in the middle of the Calliope River in central Queensland after falling out of his boat and treading water for 20 minutes. Key points: A police officer who leapt from a commandeered boat onto an out-of-control tinny has praised three kayakers who rescued an elderly fisherman Peter Corke fell from h...