Bamboo raft used to recover couple and dogs in dramatic flood rescue

Bamboo raft used to recover couple and dogs in dramatic flood rescue

A rescue crew uses Hansel-and-Gretel-style tree markings, a makeshift bamboo raft and a lot of resourcefulness to save two people and six working dogs stranded by floodwaters in New South Wales.

Home-made bamboo raft saves farmer and six dogs after fast rising floods

Troy and Mirasol Irwin were rescued from rising waters in Verges Creek. Learn how they navigated major flooding in Kempsey after warnings fell short.

Tamworth firefighter joins Mid North Coast flood rescue

A Tamworth firefighter has joined rescue efforts on the Mid North Coast – helping to save two stranded residents near Kempsey. The mission involving a two-hour paddle, in a bamboo raft.

Drone shines the way to safety for rescuers, evacuees and a bamboo raft full of dogs

The flooded property about 10km outside Kempsey, NSW. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW A drone showed the way to safety for a rescue crew, farming couple and six dogs through 2km of flooded bush at night near Kempsey, NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) says the drama began on Friday afternoon when Strike Team Charlie (five in-water rescuers from the north and mid-north coasts) were tasked with reaching the residents. The couple had already been…