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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority coordinated the rescue after a personal locater beacon was activated.
The hiker managed to trigger his emergency locator beacon after getting stuck on the wrong side of the river.
She took out the personal locator beacon she had carried for the past five years and activated it for the first time.
Following a distress signal of an EPIRB, an aircraft was able to find the stranded boaters and guide USCG water crews to their location.
The crew set off a distress beacon and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) launched its Challenger jet in response.
Coast Guard watchstanders received a distress signal from a personal locator beacon (PLB) registered to the catamaran vessel.
Thankfully, one of the members of their group had a PLB and called for help in the remote area of the forest, which had no cellphone coverage.
Crews say they responded to the disabled boat after the person's locator beacon alerted the watchstanders.
The event provided insight into how land and sea rescues are coordinated to save your life if you get lost in the great outdoors,
