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Hannah Walsh

Authorities suspend search for man missing off Mackay coast on day four

CQ Rescue winched a 43-year-old Brisbane man from the water about 11am on Friday. (Supplied: CQ Rescue)

All search and rescue efforts to find a missing boatie 200 kilometres off the coast of Mackay have been suspended. 

Two brothers and their friend left on a fishing trip to Creal Reef on Tuesday last week but activated an emergency beacon at around 8pm on Thursday, sparking an intense search operation. 

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