Injured solo sailor, 70, rescued off WA coast Lancelin Sea Rescue has picked up a 70-year-old injured one sailor who activated his EPIRB distress beacon about 60km west of Yanchep. AN injured 70-year-old lone sailor has been picked up by a Lancelin Sea Rescue vessel and is being brought to shore. The sailor activated his EPIRB about 9.30am today off the coast about 100km north of Perth. It is understood the sailor has a back injury and set off his EPIRB when he realised he was unable to continue to sail his boat. The RAC Rescue chopper was also called in to assist the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) search for the sailor. He was found about six nautical miles (11km) off the coast of Ledge Point, 120km north of Perth. The injured sailor has been transported back to Lancelin by sea and a Lancelin Volunteer Sea Rescue vessel is towing his unmanned yacht. It is believed the man will be assessed by a medical team once he has been brought ashore and could be transferred to hospital depending on the severity of his injury.