ABC reporter saves man from sinking car in floodwater north of Brisbane

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How it spread - 11 original reports

1. Thu, 22 October 2026

   8 reports
   • ABC News (Australia)01:05first to report
     ABC reporter saves man from sinking car in floodwater north of Brisbane

     ABC reporter Will Murray and another man swam out to the car and pulled the driver out of the vehicle.

   • Al Jazeera English04:19
     Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car

     Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car

   • Index.hr (Croatia)04:21
     VIDEO Novinar u Australiji skočio u bujicu i spasio vozača

     HRABRI novinar Will Murray spasio je vozača iz automobila koji je tonuo u bujici kod Brisbanea, a dramatičnu akciju zabilježile su kamere.

   • 24sata (Croatia)05:40
     VIDEO Australski novinar usred javljanja spašavao čovjeka iz terenca koji je počeo tonuti

     Australski novinar Will Murray i jedan prolaznik spasili su muškarca iz automobila u poplavnim vodama sjeverno od Brisbanea. Murray je izvještavao o poplavama u saveznoj državi Queensland kada je vozač terenca pokušao proći kroz vodu, no vozilo se ugasilo i počelo tonuti. Novinar i prolaznik doplivali su do automobila i izvukli vozača nekoliko trenutaka prije nego što je vozilo potpuno nestalo pod vodom. U gradu Morayfieldu do tada je palo oko 170 milimetara kiše.

   • Euronews10:12
     Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver

     Two men plunged into raging floodwaters in Queensland, Australia, to save a driver from a sinking four-wheel-drive on Thursday. The dramatic rescue ended in an emotional embrace.

   • Telegram.hr (Croatia)10:35
     Video. Reporter htio snimiti poplavu pa uočio auto kako tone u bujici, odmah je skočio u vodu spasiti vozača

     Društvenim mrežama šire se dramatični prizori iz Australije

   • BBC News World11:08
     Moment man rescued from sinking car by Australian TV reporter

     Journalist Will Murray describes how he and a bystander saved an SUV driver from his vehicle.

   • NYT World18:39
     He Was Reporting on Floods in Australia. Then He Jumped to the Rescue.

     Will Murray of Australia’s public broadcaster spotted a man in a sinking truck, then jumped in the water with a bystander. (Just don’t call him Clark Kent.)

2. Fri, 23 October 2026

   2 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)04:38
     Novinar koji je spasio vozača u Australiji: "Bilo je stravično"

     AUSTRALSKI TV reporter Will Murray, javljajući se s poplavljenog područja, s prolaznikom je spasio vozača čiji je auto zahvatila bujica, samo nekoliko trenutaka prije nego što je potonuo.

   • Euronews08:29
     Flash floods swamp southeast Australia as record October rainfall forces school closures

     A television reporter abandoned his shoes and glasses and dived into rising floodwaters to save a driver whose car was sinking fast in Morayfield, Queensland.

3. Sat, 24 October 2026

   1 report
   • Times of India10:36
     Australian reporter rescues driver moments before SUV sinks in floodwaters

     Will Murray, an ABC reporter, was covering heavy rain and flooding in Morayfield when a four-wheel drive got submerged. As the driver began to sink, Murray swiftly called for emergency services and then jumped in to help. Joined by bystander Daniel Hainey, they managed to open the door and free the driver from the vehicle. Emergency services arrived shortly after the rescue, emphasizing the dangers of floodwaters.