Victorian Man Risks Own Life in Dramatic Flood Rescue

‘If it was my grandmother in the water I hope someone else would have done the same thing, yeah it was a very lucky situation.’

Residents cross floodwaters by boat in Cairns on Dec. 18, 2023. Brian Cassey/AFP via Getty Images

A man has risked his own life to help rescue a 74-year-old woman from floodwaters in central Victoria and been praised by police as a good Samaritan.

It was one of more than two dozen rescues in a 24-hour period as the state’s flood emergency intensified, with thousands of people currently under evacuation orders.