Woman rescued after car swept into swollen Bendigo Creek as floods peak in Victoria
by Rafqa Touma, Adeshola Ore and Australian Associate from Environment | The Guardian on (#6HPJ8)
Man jumped into rushing flood waters and tied 74-year-old woman to a tree after she was swept 100 metres downstream
A man jumped into rushing flood waters to save a woman swept away into Bendigo Creek, risking his own life to secure her with ratchet straps to a tree, as Victorian towns braced for more flood damage.
The rescue came amid flash flooding across parts of the state, which emergency services on Tuesday afternoon said was easing. However, flooding along several rivers continued, with 20 properties in and around Seymour affected by the deluge.
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