Woman rescued after falling from coconut tree
The 'SOS' message written in the sand. (RACQ CQ Rescue) RACQ CQ Rescue
A 62-year-old woman has suspected spinal injuries after falling from a coconut tree and landing on a rock at St Bee's Island in Queensland.
The woman was with a group of friends at the time who managed to write 'SOS' in the sand, enabling rescue choppers to easily locate them on the private island.
The RACQ-CQ even took to Twitter to praise the group for writing the message in the sand, posting a photo with the caption: "Landing spot on #StBeesIsland made much easier to find by a big SOS in the sand. 2nd time this has helped this year!"
In April, five people left stranded after their boat broke anchor 30km's north-east of Mackay were also rescued after emergency crews spotted their SOS message written on a sandbank.
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