A man has been reportedly found clinging to a water beacon after a 13-metre boat ran aground on a Sunshine Coast beach on Tuesday afternoon, with only a dog onboard, sparking an air and sea search.
Emergency services were called to the vessel about 4.30pm after reports the vessel had run aground in waters off Caloundra, on the northern tip of Bribie Island.
Police were working to determine who was on board and how to track them down.Credit:Nine
Sunshine Coast Lifeguard supervisor Rhys Drury said lifeguards at a nearby beach noticed the boat about 30 minutes earlier and immediately went to investigate.
“They conducted a search of the vessel and no one was located on board,” he said.
