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Trapped behind rising floodwaters
Published: 19 May 2026
Students Rescued from National Park
ABC News story about the rescue of 48 students and teachers on a school camp near Mount Barney who were trapped behind rising floodwaters and unable to return to their accommodation.
Queensland Fire Department swift water rescue crews, in tandem with the State Emergency Service, used a boat to ferry the stranded students and teachers across the flooded road, returning them to dry land safely before 10pm yesterday
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