Abhilash Tomy: Australian plane joins rescue mission to save injured Indian sailor

Tomy, who was taking part in the Golden Globe round-the-world race, is stranded 3,000km south-west of Perth

A plane has been sent from Perth to remote waters in the southern Indian Ocean where an Indian sailor is believed to be badly injured, organisers of a yacht race say.

Solo skipper Abhilash Tomy sent a satellite text message that was received on Saturday, saying: “ACTIVATED EPIRB. CANT WALK. MIGHT NEED STRETCHER”, Golden Globe Race organisers said.

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