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Father and 10-year-old son rescued from floodwaters near of Mount Isa after friends walked 50km for help
A father and his 10-year-old son have been rescued from floodwaters in remote north-west Queensland after their friends walked 12 hours to raise the alarm.
Key points:
- A group travelling in a ute became bogged in floodwaters on Sunday evening
- They spent the night in the car before three of them walked 50 kilometres to seek help
- A father and his 10-year-old son stayed with the car until a rescue helicopter arrived
The group’s ute became bogged in the water, west of Mount Isa, late on Sunday evening.
They spent the night in the car, before three of the occupants left about 6:00am yesterday, walking approximately 50 kilometres to Mount Isa to call for help.
The trio arrived at the police station about 6:00pm and pointed to where the father and…
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