Qld: Woman treads water in Moreton Bay for seven hours

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2010
Qld: Woman treads water in Moreton Bay for seven hours

A woman .. whose jet-ski sank in Moreton Bay .. has been found after treading water
for more than seven hours.

27-year-old SHARON JONES and her partner JIMMY JONES .. also 27 .. went for a jet-ski
several kilometres off Redcliffe at 7am (AEST) when they ran into technical problems.

The jet-ski then started to sink .. forcing the lifejacket-wearing duo to abandon the vessel.

Mr JONES decided to make a swim for shore .. and was spotted by a passing fisherman.

The search then began for his partner .. who was found two hours later .. after drifting
across the bay to Tangalooma.

Police will investigate how the jet-ski sank.

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KEYWORD: JETSKI (BRISBANE)

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