The Queensland man was found floating in the Torres Strait 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from his upturned dinghy by an air rescue crew. He was "clinging to some flotsam" and was winched to safety ...

The 31-year-old man was island hopping in the Torres Strait, between Queensland's tip and Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday. Senior Sergeant Anthony Moynihan, head officer of the Thursday Island Police ...

“There was a lot of rain, wind and a storm.” A Torres Strait man who clung to a piece of wood for 24 hours after his dinghy capsized in shark and croc infested waters was rescued by Australian ...

“When I was winched up into the helicopter, the man told me I was very lucky. “He said to me that as they flew over me they could see a circle of sharks around me, waiting.” Torres Strait ...

A man has survived clinging to a piece of debris for nearly 24 hours in shark and crocodile infested water in the Torres Strait after his boat was swamped by waves. (Supplied/AMSA) Property News ...