Two jet-skiing dad and mom taking an after darkish joyride have been saved by WA Police in a midnight rescue.
The couple turned stranded at sea, leaving their younger youngsters alone at a Port Kennedy boat ramp for a number of hours.
As the pair took their joyride 5 kilometres off the coast, their two kids aged 5 and 11 have been alone at a ship ramp at nighttime at 8pm on Wednesday, police stated.
A member of public discovered the youngsters and alerted authorities.
Senior Sergeant Grant Rosman stated the household was “very fortunate” the particular person alerted police once they did.
“However, three or four hours out to sea is still a long time to be out there,” he stated.
Rescue crews sprung into motion in pitch black darkness.
They discovered the 41-year-old and 37-year-old floating out at sea.
Both have been dehydrated however in good spirits.
The incident has sparked one other water security message from authorities.
Police stated the pair weren’t carrying applicable life jackets and weren’t carrying flares, EPIRBs, a marine radio or a cell phone.
“It takes seconds and moments for things to go wrong and those moments can cause people to die out on the water and we don’t want to see,” Rosman stated.
