Fishermen rescued off Perth coast

Two men have been rescued from the waters off Perth after they failed to return from a fishing trip.

The men, aged 34 and 32, had gone out on a six-metre fibreglass runabout on Monday afternoon, spoke to relatives at about 5pm and were due back at 6pm.

They were reported overdue at 9pm and a search was launched.

Police also received reports of two flare sightings in the search area.

The men were found about 1.5 nautical miles offshore from Mindarie just after 11pm.

Their vessel had broken down and was towed back to shore by marine rescue volunteers.