A Black Hawk chopper from the Australian Army was able to successfully rescue a fisherman who had fallen sick on his boat. The rescue operation was carried out just off the shore of Queensland and the man was rescued 280kms from North-East of Bundaberg.

The operation was carried out in the evening yesterday, somewhere around 5:30pm. It has yet not been confirmed about the ailment that the fisherman was suffering from. The rescue team involved in the operation, which saw the participation of two Black Hawk teams, has received much adulation for their efforts.

The operation carried out on Sunday was carried out on the timely order of the Maritime Safety Authority. The man was airlifted from the boat and then transferred to a tugboat, which then rendezvoused with the other chopper.

The ailing man was later flown to the Bundaberg airport, where emergency medical care paramedics were waiting to provide him treatment. Lieutenant General Mark Evans, Chief of Joint Operations Command, said both the crews should be proud of the role they had played in saving the man's life. Lt. Gen. Evans also wished the man a speedy recovery and said that had it not been the combined efforts of all the agencies involved the operation might not have been a success.