High tide and soft sands on Fraser Island are reputed to claim countless vehicles, but never a bus and a tour plane at the same time.
The Fraser Island Explorer bus sank on Wednesday night after attempting to tow an Air Fraser Island Airvan plane that had stuck in the sand on 75 Mile Beach earlier in the day .
Rainbow Beach's heavy salvage, repair and service machinery was used to save the bus yesterday morning after spending the night in high tide waters.