An unsupervised four-year-old boy has miraculously survived climbing into a storm water drain as flood waters continue to rage in parts of Queensland.
The incident occurred in Morayfield at 11am on Saturday in a park on Ridgegarden Drive.
While enjoying the rain with other neighborhood children the boy climbed under the drain, the Courier Mail reported.
A four-year-old boy was lucky to escape alive after being trapped under a storm water grate for more than 20 minutes before being rescued by Caboolture firefighters
The boy then became wedged under the storm water grate and was unable to move for 20 minutes until adults passing by heard the shouts for help and were able to raise the alarm.
Caboolture firefighters arrived in time to free the boy with Station Officer Rowen Clem saying the result could have been a truly tragic one.
‘Had it rained while he was in there it’d be a different story,’ he said.
Caboolture firefighters Station Officer Rowen Clem said the incident could have ended tragically and that it was a timely reminder to parents to watch where their kids are playing
‘It’s timely to remind parents watch where your kids are playing and make sure they’re not playing in storm water drains.’
Caboolture, a neighboring suburb of Morayfiled, received 60mm of rain the night before with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of another 90mm to fall by the end of today.
Weatherzone senior meteorologist Jacob Cronje said the storm cell still had plenty more rain to unload.
A dramatic rescue took place when four people were trapped in cars in Hervey Bay, Queensland
‘There’s going to be water everywhere,’ he told the Courier Mail.
Two other people had to be rescued at 7pm Friday night after driving their car into floodwater on Mount Sampson Road in Kobble Creek, north west of Brisbane.
The tourists’ car had swept from a causeway and they were washed 200m downstream.
On Thursday night, four people were trapped in two cars in Hervey Bay after getting in trouble trying to cross a flooded creek.
And a man abandoned a flooded car with two puppies inside, leading to his arrest and charge while the poor little dogs now have a new home.
A ute drove into flood water in Traveston in the Gympie region of Queensland.
A man abandoned his flooded car in Archer River Queensland, leaving two puppies in the car. Police charged the man and the puppies reportedly have a new home.
One person who had wandered off looking for help was located by emergency services, while the two others in the ute managed to get out of their car.
Queensland State Emergency Services responded to 400 calls for help in the 24-hours up to Saturday.
A spokesperson said most of these jobs had been ‘leaking roofs’ and people sandbagging their homes in response to the ‘heavy rain’.
He said he estimated about 10 people had been rescued from floodwaters which he said was ‘quite good’ considering the flooding had been ‘fairly widespread’.
Friday’s deluge continued on early Saturday morning, with several areas receiving more than their average monthly rainfall in 24 hours, flash flooding and some swift-water rescues.
Emergency services have warned motorists in Queensland’s south east are warned to not drive through flooded roads
Emergency vehicles coming to the aid of people trapped in flood waters in Queensland as people were rescued from cars
This motorist decided to take the risk and found themselves in a spot of bother
Tamborine Mountain was the most rain sodden with more than 200mm in 24 hours, while Park Ridge had 167mm, Nambour 157mm and more than 150mm falling in some Brisbane suburbs.
SEQ Water has advised several dams are spilling and outflows have increased while flash flooding has occurred in creeks and rivers.
It seems not everyone has been taking on board the words of Queensland Fire and Emergency Services commissioner Katarina Carrol who on Friday warned people to ‘always have a plan B’.
‘Ultimately remember, if it’s flooded, forget it,’ she said.
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more rain across the region on Saturday, including the chance of a thunderstorm, but falls are set to ease.
It appears some motorists aren’t getting the message with Queensland Police having to help people get out of trouble near Brisbane
Parts of the Gold Coast have already received 95 mm of rain on Friday, which made for dramatic weather photos shared on social media
The Bureau of Meteorology forcasted heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding across coastal and adjacent inland areas extending from the Sunshine Coast hinterland down through Brisbane and into the Gold Coast hinterland on Friday night and into Saturday morning.
Queensland Police posted this photo of the access to Edens Landing Railway Station on Friday