Man survives nearly 24 hours in shark-infested water by clinging to piece of wood: 'Very lucky' - Fox News

An Australian man was rescued disconnected the country's northbound seashore Wednesday aft surviving astir 24 hours successful shark- and crocodile-infested waters by clinging to a portion of wood.

The Queensland man, who has not been identified, was discovered by an aerial rescue unit successful the unsmooth waters of the Torres Strait, a small much than 1 mile distant from his upturned dinghy, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The antheral had near Getullai Island connected Tuesday and failed to get astatine his destination connected time. A hunt by rescue craft that evening was unsuccessful, but resumed the pursuing greeting with a chopper and a constabulary vessel joining the search.

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The Queensland man, who has not been identified, was discovered by an aerial rescue unit successful the unsmooth waters of the Torres Strait. (Australian Maritime Safety Authority)

The AMSA, which posted photos of the man's overturned vessel and harrowing rescue, said "the upturned dinghy was located successful the h2o and pursuing a abbreviated aerial hunt the missing idiosyncratic was recovered astir 2 kilometers from the dinghy."

The AMSA said the antheral was lifted to information aft being recovered "clinging to immoderate flotsam."

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The Queensland antheral was discovered a small much than 1 mile distant from his upturned dinghy. (Australian Maritime Safety Authority)

The authorization said the antheral was "very lucky" to person survived the ordeal.

The Torres Strait, a portion consisting of 18 islands scattered implicit an country of 48,000 quadrate kilometers, is location to astir 300 islands and a colonisation of Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders with connections to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Sharks are known arsenic protectors of the reef successful the region.

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Authorities said the antheral was "very lucky" to person survived erstwhile helium was lifted to safety. (Australian Maritime Safety Authority)

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This incidental follows the rescue of 3 men successful the Gulf of Mexico, who survived for much than a time aft their sportfishing vessel sank, contempt being attacked by sharks that near heavy cuts connected their hands and near 1 of their beingness jackets successful tatters, according to CBS News.