Lake Mulwala

It took about three hours for the boat to be saved. The Paradise Queen, which was moored and not operating at the time, started to descend into Lake Mulwala ...

He said the excavator put more pressure on the front of the boat and allowed them to pump water from the back of it. "They were actually getting on the front deck to try and help us to balance the boat so we could get it back up above the water line to give us a chance to pump the water out," he said. Mr Smith said a local businessman brought an excavator with them to help prevent the boat from taking on too much water. "[We] jumped on to help keep the nose down [with about 50 others] all volunteers," she said. Paradise Queen owner Travis Smith was grateful for their efforts to limit damage to a vessel which had been operating in the community for about 40 years. The Yarrawonga community has been praised for their efforts to keep an iconic local boat balanced as it took on water.