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Video: Man flung from out of control speedboat rescued

A news chopper flying overhead spotted the water vessel land called for help

The Telegraph

ROTTNEST ISLAND, Australia — Brett Campany, an employee of the Australian broadcaster Channel Nine News, was on a routine trip between Fremantle and Rottnest Island when he spotted the boat’s driver in serious danger in the water.

Dramatic footage shows a boat spinning in a circular whirlpool motion while the driver struggled to stay afloat nearby.

Mr Campany was unable to help the man directly, but threw him a life jacket and called rescue services.

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