Two rescued in Australian outback after half-day trek for help
Listen | Print By AFP Dec 28, 2020 in Travel
A father and son have been rescued in the remote Australian outback after their car became bogged in floodwaters, forcing a 12-hour trek for help.
A 10-year-old boy and his father were among a group of travellers whose car became stuck near Queensland s Mount Isa on Sunday night, RACQ LifeFlight Rescue said in a statement.
After spending the night in their car, the boy and his father stayed behind while three of the group set off to get help walking 50 kilometres (31 miles) across remote country to reach a local police station on Monday night.
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The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was then sent out to find the father and son who were still stranded in the water.
The trio managed to find where the ute had become stuck on the map and the crew flew directly to the location.
Just before last light, the crew located the man and child sitting on the roof of a vehicle and landed the helicopter on a dry patch of land nearby.
The pair had to be rescued on Monday night after their friends walked 12 hours to a police station
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Pilot Russell Proctor said the father and son did all the right things
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