Overview
- An ABC reporter, Will Murray, and bystander Daniel Hainey swam into fast‑moving water to free a man trapped in a four‑wheel‑drive that stalled and began to sink on Buchanan Road in Morayfield.
- The rescue, captured live by camera operator Liz Pickering, saw the pair force open a door and pull the driver to safety seconds before the vehicle disappeared beneath the water.
- Murray said he called Triple‑0 before entering the water and emergency services arrived about ten minutes after the rescue, with no injuries reported to the three men.
- The episode occurred during heavy flash flooding that produced very high rainfall totals and left roads, schools and homeless camps in the Moreton Bay area flooded, prompting local prepare‑to‑leave notices.
- Local charities and councils have urged extra help for affected vulnerable people and authorities used the viral footage to remind motorists that driving into floodwaters is unpredictable and deadly.