They were celebrating finishing their ultimate exams in combination when they were swept away by the tide (Image: 9)

Four youngsters who spent the night time lost at sea on inflatable paddleboards miraculously survived after being swept ashore a tiny island.

men and women, aged from 18 to 19, were celebrating completing their ultimate tests at Rosebud Seashore in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Australia, the day past afternoon.

However they turned into caught in robust tides while on their paddleboards and had been swept away with the tide.

A seek operation used to be introduced and the worst was once feared after the gang’s baggage and belongings were discovered deserted at the seashore at round 8pm.

But Terence Rowlands, from Victoria Police, mentioned the group had been discovered on Swan Island – some 12 miles (20km) clear of their original location – quickly after 9am this morning.

‘They the teens were very chilly and very relieved to be on dry land,’ he informed newshounds.

‘Luck has a lot to do with it.’

He mentioned they were found accidentally on a ‘routine walk’ by security guards around the island, which is on the opposite facet of Port Phillip Bay.

A search operation was once introduced at round 8pm and the worst used to be feared for the gang (Image: 9)

Helicopters and boats were sent out till the search used to be referred to as off for a few hours due to difficult stipulations (Picture: 9)

All four of the teens, who are living in the Glen Waverley house of Melbourne, didn’t sustain any serious injuries however were airlifted and the other two have been driven to medical institution.

Video photos showed one lady wrapped in a blanket being carried to an ambulance. it’s unclear whether they were wearing lifejackets.

Acting inspector Ian Pregnell told 3AW of the response when the teenagers had been discovered: ‘It used to be relatively an emotional time for the families, all too continuously this stuff regularly lead to tragedy so one might say that is a Christmas miracle.’

the quest had to be stopped for a few hours from 4am as a result of difficult stipulations within the area.

Director of Gone Fishing Charters, Chris Vasilevski, stated the wind used to be the corresponding to 46km an hour at that time. 

‘The east wind for around that area might be certainly one of the worst as a result of there’s no coverage at all,’ he additionally advised 3AW.

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