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A major rescue mission is underway to find three fishermen lost at sea.
A fishing boat issued a distress signal 50 kilometers off the coast of Port Lincoln, South Australia, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday.
At around 2am on Tuesday, PolAir found an overturned boat near Spilsby Island.
It is understood there were five people on board at the time.
A man and a young man were found on a reef and taken to safety.
A major rescue mission is underway to find three people lost at sea after their boat was found capsized near Spilsby Island.
They have since been taken to hospital for treatment.
Three people are still missing.
Numerous messages over marine radio channels have alerted ships and many of them are now participating in the search.
The cruise ship Pacific Explorer, which had just left Adelaide, also joined the search party.
The massive effort is being coordinated by the Police Water Operations Unit, Port Lincoln Police and local Marine Rescue.
Several aircraft have left Adelaide Airport to join the search, including PolAir and an AUSSAR Challenger aircraft.
Several aircraft have left Adelaide Airport to join the search, including PolAir and an AUSSAR Challenger aircraft (pictured).