ABC reporter Will Murray rescues driver from sinking car in Morayfield floodwaters

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 60b82ae6-00dd-4e50-8915-97227fe5f30e.

Where: Morayfieldresolved to locality-27.110, 152.949
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-22 · last update 2026-10-23
Sourcing: 9 reports9 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

Summary

An Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist, Will Murray, and a bystander rescued a male driver from a vehicle sinking in floodwaters in Morayfield, Queensland, north of Brisbane. The car had stalled after driving into floodwater on Buchanan Road and began to submerge. Murray and the other person opened the driver-side door and extracted the motorist to safety just before the vehicle went fully underwater. The rescue was captured on camera. The incident occurred during severe flooding in the area.

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mymixfm.com
- Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car during floods2026-10-22
perthnow.com.au
- ABC reporter and bystanders rescue man stuck in floodwaters near Brisbane2026-10-22
tvtonight.com.au
- ABC reporter helps rescue Qld driver | TV Tonight2026-10-22
dailymail.com
- Heart-pounding moment trapped driver is saved from sinking car by man in his underwear seconds before it goes underwater in flash floods | Daily Mail Online2026-10-22
ynetnews.com
- Australian reporter dives into floodwaters to save driver before car disappears2026-10-22
abc.net.au
- ABC reporter helps rescue man from sinking car in Morayfield floodwaters2026-10-22
ksl.com
- Australian TV reporter recalls 'terrifying' rescue of man from sinking car2026-10-23
nypost.com
- Heroic TV reporter, bystander rescue man trapped inside vehicle quickly sinking in floodwaters2026-10-23
kyma.com
- Reporter covering Australia flooding rescues man from sinking car2026-10-23

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