Baby saved in brave flood rescue

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 27 Januari 2013 | 23.08

A baby boy is zipped into a bag during his rescue. Picture: Channel 7 Source: Herald Sun

A TODDLER was put in a bag and winched to safety as raging floodwaters threatened to sweep him and two women from the back of their ute yesterday.

The rescue, captured on camera by the heroic rescuer who was lowered down to the stricken vehicle at Biloela, central Queensland, came on a day of drama as a huge storm cell battered the Sunshine State and dumped torrential rain on most of the country's east coast.

After the terrified boy was lifted to the helicopter hovering above, footage showed him being taken out of the waterproof bag minutes before the two women were rescued.

Elsewhere in Queensland, an elderly man's body was found in floodwaters at Burnett Heads and there were fears for two other people who went missing during the day.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman called for army helicopters to help in Bundaberg, where 300 homes and 100 businesses were expected to be inundated by floods overnight.

A toddler and two women were airlifted from their ute trapped in floodwaters. Picture: Channel 7.

Some homes had only just been rebuilt following devastating floods two years ago.

Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said officers had recovered the body of an elderly man at Burnett Heads but, with next of kin yet to be advised, he would not reveal further details.

In Gympie, a 27-year-old man is missing after being swept away trying to cross the swollen Widgee Creek.

A man and a woman he was with were rescued.

The ute trapped in floodwaters. Picture: Channel 7

There are also fears for a woman who drove into floodwaters at Pacific Haven near Maryborough.

Five small twisters tore roofs from houses, brought down powerlines and uprooted trees as they ripped into Bargara, Burnett Heads and Coonarr near Bundaberg, leaving some 20 people injured.

Another tornado was reported at Mooloolaba.

More than 60,000 homes were without power across southeast Queensland late yesterday, with that figure expected to rise.

Bundaberg was cut in half when two bridges were closed as the Burnett River rose to 7.2m.

Two helicopters saved a couple who were left clinging to a log in rising water after their boat capsized at Pacific Haven, southeast of Childers, which had been cut off.

The woman was winched to safety, while the man was able to wade to the bank and return to their home.

The aircraft carried out another rescue in the same town of an elderly man with mobility issues and his wife, who were both winched to safety from their home.


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