A police officer has braved surging floodwaters to rescue three people trapped in a car in the New South Wales Hunter. 9News
Emergency services were notified that three people were trapped in a car on a flooded causeway along Lyons Road, Bingleburra, around 9.30 this morning.A police officer has rescued three people from a car stranded in floodwaters.
"With the assistance of a 51-year-old woman – who was holding onto the outside of the vehicle – the senior constable pulled a four-year-old boy through the window of the car and brought him safely to land," NSW Police said in a statement."In order to rescue a 44-year-woman still inside the car, the officer used a winch attached to his police vehicle to stabilise the submerged car," NSW Police said.
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