Four saved from dinghy

FOUR men who spent a blustery night sheltering in a dinghy in waters off remote north Queensland after it struck a reef and overturned were about to give up when they spotted an approaching rescue helicopter.

“They’re all in shock and hungry and just glad to be home,” Talika, the partner of one of the men, said.

“They were about to give up and then they saw the chopper.” Jordan had cuts and bruises and was very tired, Talika said, while one of the other men suffered a concussion in the accident.