9 Dec 2024

Kiwi pilot saves couple from Queensland crocodile infested water

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 9 December 2024

A kiwi pilot has been at the centre of a rescue in Queensland near croc infested water..after spotting a giant S-O-S sign from the air. A couple in their fifties was found after two days in the outback after their four wheel drive car was hit by a wave of floodwater as they tried to cross a river in the Staaten River national park. They were forced to swim out the passenger window through croc infested waters to escape. New Zealand pilot Michael Adair was the first on the scene, less than a week on the job for Life Flight, he spoke to Lisa Owen.