ABC reporter saves man from sinking car in floodwater north of Brisbane

One daycorroborated8 outlets reported this themselves in 8 reports over 1 day - more reporting than echo.

All 8 reports on Thu, 22 October 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 7 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Will Murray ABC Brisbane Australian TV reporter HRABRI Australiji Brisbanea Australski novinar Queensland Morayfieldu Two men Australia Reporter Australije Clark Kent

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report

ABC News (Australia)

Index.hr (Croatia)

24sata (Croatia)

BBC News World

NYT World

22 Oct, 01:05over 18 hours22 Oct, 18:39

3 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 8 original reports

Thu, 22 October 2026
8 reports
- ABC News (Australia)01:05first to report
  ABC reporter saves man from sinking car in floodwater north of Brisbane
  ABC reporter Will Murray and another man swam out to the car and pulled the driver out of the vehicle.
- Al Jazeera English04:19
  Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car
  Australian TV reporter rescues man from sinking car
- Index.hr (Croatia)04:21
  VIDEO Novinar u Australiji skočio u bujicu i spasio vozača
  HRABRI novinar Will Murray spasio je vozača iz automobila koji je tonuo u bujici kod Brisbanea, a dramatičnu akciju zabilježile su kamere.
- 24sata (Croatia)05:40
  VIDEO Australski novinar usred javljanja spašavao čovjeka iz terenca koji je počeo tonuti
  Australski novinar Will Murray i jedan prolaznik spasili su muškarca iz automobila u poplavnim vodama sjeverno od Brisbanea. Murray je izvještavao o poplavama u saveznoj državi Queensland kada je vozač terenca pokušao proći kroz vodu, no vozilo se ugasilo i počelo tonuti. Novinar i prolaznik doplivali su do automobila i izvukli vozača nekoliko trenutaka prije nego što je vozilo potpuno nestalo pod vodom. U gradu Morayfieldu do tada je palo oko 170 milimetara kiše.
- Euronews10:12
  Australia: Bystanders dive into floodwaters to save trapped driver
  Two men plunged into raging floodwaters in Queensland, Australia, to save a driver from a sinking four-wheel-drive on Thursday. The dramatic rescue ended in an emotional embrace.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)10:35
  Video. Reporter htio snimiti poplavu pa uočio auto kako tone u bujici, odmah je skočio u vodu spasiti vozača
  Društvenim mrežama šire se dramatični prizori iz Australije
- BBC News World11:08
  Moment man rescued from sinking car by Australian TV reporter
  Journalist Will Murray describes how he and a bystander saved an SUV driver from his vehicle.
- NYT World18:39
  He Was Reporting on Floods in Australia. Then He Jumped to the Rescue.
  Will Murray of Australia’s public broadcaster spotted a man in a sinking truck, then jumped in the water with a bystander. (Just don’t call him Clark Kent.)