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While strolling along the footpath at Balmoral Beach in Mosman, a man unexpectedly plunged into an uncovered drain.
His quick-thinking wife immediately sought help, rushing across the street to the Bathers’ Pavilion to seek assistance.
Responding swiftly, a restaurant employee, along with emergency services, managed to extract the man from the drain. He was subsequently transported to the hospital, suffering from multiple broken bones.
Mosman Council is now undertaking repairs on the storm drain, which is suspected to have been disturbed by recent heavy rainfall, causing the concrete lids to become dislodged.
“Emergency services crews were promptly on the scene following reports of the incident and provided necessary assistance,” a council spokesperson stated.
“We thank and acknowledge these crews and members of the public for their actions to help get the person safely out.
“Council’s after-hours on-call crew were then alerted and attended to cordon off the area ahead of repairs being completed.”
Fairfield was one of the places hit the worst, with six people rescued after becoming stranded in floodwaters and about 12 households forced to evacuate.
One of those women, Merry Shiba, said she noticed water in her kitchen and laundry before she was asked to leave.
“It was very scary. I was crying. I was scared. I don’t know what I do,” she told 9News.
“My husband is stuck outside in the car, because he move the car and I stay inside. And kids there. There was screaming.”
The rain has eased across parts of the city, with Sydney Observatory recording 12mm of rainfall since midnight.
Other parts of the state are also seeing wet weather.
There has been 72.4mm of rainfall in Lismore, 56mm in Gosford and 54.8mm in Terrey Hills since midnight.
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