An Australian television reporter and a nearby passerby rescued a man trapped in his sinking car on Thursday as waters continued to rise in Morayfield, Queensland. The rescue was caught on camera as Australian Broadcast Corporation journalist Will Murray was reporting on heavy rain and flooding when a man drove his car through the waters. Recalling the moment, Murray told Reuters: “We saw his window go down a little bit and then go up again. And obviously he couldn’t get out. It became very apparent that he might have been trying to get out but he couldn’t open the windows or he couldn’t open the door.” 2:17 Why disasters like the Nepal floods are so difficult for scientists to predict “I realized I was going to have to go in… I started swimming and I’m very, very grateful that another man, Daniel, who I think was local, jumped in with me and gave me a hand because being two makes you feel a lot braver in that situation,” Murray added. Murray said Daniel took off his shorts to wrap them around his hand in case he had to go through the car window. More on trends More videos Get daily national news Get daily Canadian news delivered to your inbox so you never miss the day’s top stories. “Some people have said, ‘Oh, that was a weird move.’ But I have to defend Daniel and say it was very logical. Fortunately, he didn’t have to try to go through the window because I had time to jump over to the passenger side, put my feet against the car and pull as hard as I could,” Murray explained. Murray said he “completely failed at journalism 101” because he didn’t have a chance to get the survivor’s name or number, but said he hoped the man was okay. “You know, we gave each other a big hug after we got him out, and that was just one of the best moments of my life, I have to say, just the relief of seeing him safe and sound. That was enough for me,” Murray added. Emergency services in southeast Queensland responded to hundreds of distress calls on Thursday and Friday after more than 7.9 inches of rain caused flash flooding that closed roads and schools.—With a file from Reuters © 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.