A Brisbane-based ABC reporter and another bystander rescued a man from a sinking four-wheel-drive that stalled on a flooded road north of the Queensland capital.
Journalist Will Murray was reporting on south-east Queensland’s heavy downpours on Thursday morning when he saw the 4WD attempt to drive over flooded Buchanan Road at Morayfield.
The vehicle stalled and started to sink, at which point Murray and a bystander swam out to remove the driver from the vehicle.
ABC footage shows Murray and the other man freeing the driver just as the 4WD went underwater.
Bureau of Meteorology rain gauges showed 249 millimetres had fallen in Morayfield in the 24 hours to midday.
Comment has been sought from Murray and the ABC.
More to come.
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