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Subscriber only Firefighters pulled a woman to safety after a mistaken attempt to walk through flooded waters left her clinging to a tree branch. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Mackay city area commander Sven Diga said swiftwater rescue teams were called to Burkes Crossing on Pugsley St on Tuesday night to save the woman. Mr Diga said the woman had tried to cross a section of the creek, which was half a metre deep, when the current pulled her in. The woman was reportedly yelling for help as she clung to the trees only a few metres from where she was swept into the water.
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Subscriber only Swift water technicians have rescued a woman clinging to trees after she was washed off the road at a notorious Walkerston floodway The woman was reportedly yelling for help as she clung to the trees at Burkes Crossing on Pugsley St. Emergency services responded to the incident about 10.40pm, with off-duty firefighters first on scene. The woman was pulled to safety about 10.50pm, and was assessed by paramedics at the scene. Police have closed Burkes Crossing with the boom gates lowered to stop traffic. Motorists are urged to drive to the conditions and not drive through floodwaters.