Three youngsters stranded alongside a distant stretch of shoreline have been rescued after their determined plea for assist written within the sand was noticed from the air.
The marooned trio’s 4WD turned bogged within the Hutt Lagoon space south of Kalbarri, about 100km southwest of Geraldton on the Western Australian coast on Saturday.
A pilot flying close by notified Air Site visitors Management about 3pm after recognizing a ‘HELP’ misery message written within the sand with a stationary automobile close by.
With the assistance of an Australian Maritime Security Authority jet, WA Law enforcement officials had been deployed to the scene.
However an incoming tide and tough terrain meant officers had been solely capable of attain the group on foot throughout scrub and the dry lake.
The trio had been stranded for about six hours alongside their white Holden Colorado with no 4WD restoration gear or emergency beacon.
All three had been unhurt, WA police stated.
They had been pushed to the aptly named Fortunate Bay, the place they had been reunited with household and associates.
The automobile shall be recovered at a later time.
