Not sure what is in the water up there lol...
But goodness...people don't sound very prepared.
Fishermen found after four days in bush
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Four fishermen who were missing in the Northern Territory have told rescuers they had been walking in remote bushland for four days.
The group's two boats became stranded on a beach about 65 kilometres north-west of Borroloola during wild weather whipped up by ex-tropical cyclone Paul.
Careflight's Ian Badham says the men were spotted by helicopters this morning and have been taken to the Borroloola medical clinic for a check-up.
"The men told the Careflight crew, which winched two of them to safety and flew them to Borroloola, that they'd been walking through the bush for four days, having had their boat stranded," he said.
"The four have been checked out by the doctor on board the helicopter. They're suffering from blisters and cuts but are otherwise okay."
Police say the helicopter found the group near the site where two boats and a deserted camp were located yesterday.
It was initially thought that five men were in the group, but it has now been confirmed that there are four.
Search and rescue crews yesterday found three missing commercial crab fishermen and two people who went missing in Arnhem Land.
Police were called to Buffalo Creek in Darwin early this morning after they received an EPIRB signal and phone call from two fishermen whose boat was filling with water and sinking.
Crews are also searching for another two men in their 20s who went missing three days ago.
Superintendent Bruce Porter says a 23-year-old and 21-year-old man were attempting to walk through floodwaters from the Robinson River area in the Territory to Doomadgee in Queensland.
He is urging people to take caution during the wild weather and avoid taking unnecessary risks.
"You should stay at home where you know you are safe because the conditions out there are unknown at this time ... and you just shouldn't take the risk," he said.
"By going out there and [getting] lost you actually put other peoples lives in danger when [they're] try to find you."
