Family winched to safety from stricken boat
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A family from Sydney is in hospital after being rescued from their leaking boat in north Queensland.
A man, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were travelling from Sydney to Townsville when the boat lost power and started taking on water near Mackay last night.
A rescue helicopter crew battled strong winds and high seas to winch the three people to safety at about 11:00am.
Phillip Dowler from the CQ rescue helicopter says the three people were flown to the Mackay Base Hospital.
It is not known why the boat lost power.
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