The NSW man was treated for minor injuries after being found exhausted in his stricken craft by one of the island's owners.
abc.net.au/news/man-rescued-after-yacht-runs-aground-on-flinders-island/102863424A 70-year-old sailor has been winched to safety after his yacht ran into cliffs on a remote island on South Australia's west coast early this morning.The owners of Flinders Island joined the search at 3am and found the man aboard the stricken vesselOne of his rescuers said the wind was approaching gale force
AMSA response centre duty manager Stephen Hart said the rescue helicopter from Adelaide transferred the New South Wales man to Port Lincoln to be treated for minor injuries. Mr Woolford said there had been "close to gale-force winds" and the man had sought shelter near the island.
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