Two men have been rescued after becoming stranded in floodwaters in the Kimberley … and police are again reminding travellers of the dangers of driving on remote roads after heavy rain.
The two – aged 26 and 42 – were working at communities on the Gibb River Road when their employer received distress alerts via email yesterday morning.
The West Australian newspaper reports that a land and sea search was immediately undertaken, and the men were found by members of the nearby Yulumbu Community, north east of Fitzroy Crossing.
A helicopter was called in to rescue the pair. Police said the vehicle the men were travelling in was bogged, and rains caused damage to the terrain so they could not be reached on land.
Police said the photos of the stranded men show the perils of travelling in such conditions, but at least commended them for having “have a GPS based emergency alert system provided by their employer which made locating them faster”.
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