The Northern Territory Police Force Search and Rescue Section has safely located two males aged 55 and 62 following a vehicle being swept off the roadway near Ngukurr on Thursday 25 December.
On Sunday 28 December around 8:30pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report that two males were stranded at Boomerang Lagoon Outstation, approximately 51 kilometres northeast of Ngukurr.
Police were advised that on Christmas Day, a vehicle carrying four adults males attempted to cross a flooded creek crossing on the Numbulwar access Road when it was washed off the crossing. All occupants were able to exit the vehicle safely. Two of the males walked back to Ngukurr to raise the alarm, while the remaining two males stayed at the outstation.
Local police attended and confirmed all roads into the area were impassable due to floodwater and additional resources were requested to assist with the search.
Today, a helicopter carrying Ngukurr police was deployed and located both males approximately six kilometres from Boomerang Lagoon Outstation. They were conveyed back to Ngukurr, where they were assessed at the local health clinic.
The vehicle was also observed from the helicopter fully submerged in flood waters.
Acting Senior Sergeant Christopher Harden said, "Thankfully we had a great outcome here and there were no serious injuries.
"This is a timely reminder that if the road is flooded, forget it. No destination is worth your life."
