Australian reporter and bystander rescue driver from floodwaters

Pic credit: ABC News upscaled pic Not every hero wears a cape. Some simply hold a mic. Will Murray, an ABC reporter, was in Morayfield to cover the heavy rain and flooding. That’s when a four-wheel drive came through the flooded Buchanan Road, stalled and began to sink.Within seconds, the car was out of sight. Murray made a quick call to Triple Zero, handed the phone to a colleague and swam out. Daniel Hainey, a bystander, also jumped in to rescue the man. The incident happened in Morayfield, north of Brisbane, on Thursday, 22 October, where about 170 millimetres of rain had fallen since the morning. All three were safe after the rescue, which was captured on camera by Murray’s colleague.Unexpected heroesPic credit: ABC NewsWill Murray was at the scene with camera operator Liz Pickering to cover the flooding. They were filming overlay footage of the flooded road when Murray saw the car enter the water.“I saw him drive in and immediately his car started floating downstream, so I rang Triple Zero,” the reporter recalled. The emergency operator asked him whether he could see the driver and whether the man could get free. Initially, Murray could see him, but then the driver disappeared...