Two males missing off WA coast winched to safety after 21 hours at sea
A 12-year-old boy and 18-year-old man missing off the north coast of Western Australia have been winched to safety.
They left South Lefroy Bay off Ningaloo Station about 4pm on Tuesday on a three-metre inflatable zodiac boat, with the intention of travelling inside the reef towards Norwegian Bay.
They failed to return as planned two hours later and relatives raised the alarm.
A major sea and air search and rescue operation was launched on Wednesday morning , with several authorities and volunteers involved.
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The pair were found by a search helicopter approximately 7km off shore, 30km west of Learmonth, at approximately 12.45pm on Wednesday afternoon.
They were winched on to the helicopter and are being taken to Exmouth for a medical check-up.
