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Search and rescue mission coordinator said the couple had a personal locator beacon and a satellite emergency notification device.
The rescue service was alerted after the vessel smashed into rocks and an emergency beacon (EPIRB) was activated.
The crew responded to a personal locator beacon, picking up a tramper from Top Misery Hut
The 65-year-old was lauded for assisting his rescuers by sending out a distress signal utilizing a personal locator beacon.
The men and the 7y old boy also activated their emergency beacon about 11am and the police air wing unit was sent to search for the group.
The Sheriff's Office Marine Unit was able to locate them, thanks to the family's personal locator beacon.
Two were via locator beacon and the other was a phone call made by a woman who was lost and later lost phone reception.
Luckily she still had her personal locator beacon after being swept down the river and was able to activate it, triggering an emergency response.
They sent out a mayday and activated their EPIRB just before 1pm, before climbing into two dinghies and awaiting rescue.
