Tullamore

2022 - 9 - 24

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Five-year-old missing in floodwater at Tullamore: Emergency ... (Daily Liberal)

A five-year-old child has been reported missing, while four others have been rescued and taken to Dubbo Hospital after their cars became trapped in ...

I love sharing people's stories, particularly local stories that are special and important to the people of Parkes. If there is one thing I have learnt in my 10 years of community journalism, it's that stories are everywhere. All it takes is a good story teller to make it worth reading. This is how you can continue to access our trusted content: The areas of Tullamore and the Central West Police District have been subject to heavy rainfall over the past few days. Officers from the Central West Police District, along with officers from local SES and Rural Fire Services with a flood boat, rescued four people who were clinging to trees to escape the floodwaters.

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Five-year-old boy dead at Tullamore after family car swept up in ... (Central Western Daily)

The town of Tullamore has been devastated by the tragic death of a five-year-old boy after his family car was swept up in floodwater on Friday night. File ...

It was then emergency services were notified of the perilous situation unfolding near Tullamore. Due to the fast-flowing nature of the floodwater, initial attempts to rescue the family clinging to trees were in vain. They then escaped the vehicle and managed to find a couple of trees in the creek, which they clung to. The mother and father in the car were able to release two of the children from their harness seats in the car. The car landed in the creek bed adjacent to the road, and was immediately inundated with water. A family's day trip to the zoo in Dubbo has turned to tragedy after the car they were driving in was swept up in floodwaters on Friday night,

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