The resilience of a couple who drifted for three days off Queensland's coast stunned Australians this week, but a survival researcher who advises military services says the key is to try and stay warm, keep airways free, and float.
"I can't recall people travelling that distance and surviving," he said.Professor Tipton said people could survive between 40 to 60 days without food, and maintaining a positive attitude in a difficult situation could be life-saving.
Professor Tipton said that outlook needed to continue after the rescue, when a person's condition could deteriorate quickly. "Tell someone else where you're going and what time you'll be home because if we were aware of it we could have started looking for them a lot earlier," he said.Adam Balkin, owner of Curtis Island Ferry, which drops campers at North West Island, said the location was a "wilderness experience".
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