A heroic police officer risked his life to pull a trapped dog from a car in a raging flood.
The brave cop was winched onto the roof of the stranded motor by a helicopter.
The pet’s owners had already been saved before the officer returned for their dog.
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Incredible video showed him balancing on the small roof amid the treacherous torrent.
He pulled the German shepherd onto the roof as the chopper pilot deftly maneuvered down to him.
Then he battled to get the dog inside the helicopter with its rotor blades whirling just feet above.
Eventually, after several attempts, the docile pet went inside followed by its rescuer.
The helicopter then flew them to safety, as reported by Need To Know.
It happened on the Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia.
There have been major floods across Queensland and parts of the Northern Territory with river levels still increasing due to heavy rain.
Hundreds of homes have been flooded in towns including the Queensland coastal town of Bundaberg, and Katherine, Northern Territory.
Crocodiles have been spotted in some floodwaters with residents warned to stay out of them.
In Darwin, people have been asked to reduce water consumption and boil drinking water after the pump station at the dam that supplies most of the city’s water was flooded and stopped working.
The bodies of two Chinese backpackers who went missing in floodwaters in Queensland have also been recovered, Australian police said.
The 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, who were driving from Brisbane to the North Burnett region, were reported missing on Tuesday when they failed to reach their destination.
Police said they had found their silver Subaru Forester near the town of Kilkivan near Gympie on Wednesday [11 February] afternoon, after a large-scale search by officers, the State Emergency Service and helicopters.
On Thursday, they said two bodies had been found inside the vehicle, which was submerged in floodwaters.
Next of kin had been notified and police were working with the Chinese consulate.
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