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Written by Les Fawkes
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
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those who know the headwaters of the Mary River well knows well how
fast the streams can rise and fall after heavy rain downfalls.
With the recent rains rainfall by the bucket full fell over very short periods of time and so it was on February 7th when a heavy downfall turned a normally quiet stream of about 2metre wide and .3 of a metre deep into a torrent of raging water stranding a 22 year old Conondale man on the wrong side of the stream requiring him to be rescued.
Morgan Jarden, an autistic man, was rescued unhurt, apart from being cold and hungry by members of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service swift water rescue team.
He had been out walking on the family property at the time of the downfall. He was wearing light clothing at the time.
He is well used to bushwalking this area and normally there are no problems for him, but this time he was caught unaware and the quiet walk turned into a ten hour saga.
During this time he was kept under supervision by his father, Bill Jarden, albeit from the opposite side of the creek. The family thought that the creek would go down much faster than it actually did thus they waited patiently, but as darkness approached they became concerned and called the Fire and Rescue Service.
Morgan’s father Bill said after the rescue, “We are relieved that Morgan is home safely. The Rescue Service did a great job and we appreciate it.”
“All is well that ends well.”
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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