Incredible chopper rescue amid NSW floods as death toll rises to four

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Incredible vision captured the moment a woman was airlifted from rising floodwaters near Taree as emergency crews responded to widespread flooding. Emergency services remain on high alert across NSW with multiple communities isolated and at least four lives lost. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:01Hello, anyone in there?

00:03Extraordinary footage has shown the moment rescue crews in the Westpac Lifesaver rescue

00:08helicopter found a woman trapped in rising floodwaters near Tari.

00:12The rescue unfolded after her son raised the alarm, prompting a swift aerial response where

00:17she was found and winched to safety.

00:19Hello, anyone in there?

00:31Hello.

00:36Stay there for a second.

00:46It came as New South Wales flood crisis deepens, with the death toll rising to four today,

00:59May 23rd, after a man in his 70s was found in a submerged car at Nanna Glen.

01:05Emergency services remain on high alert, with communities isolated and record rainfall continuing

01:10across the state.

01:16Right?

01:24That's a great deal.

01:29Now, I'm great to see you.

01:30So I see you in a picture now.

01:33I'm a young guy.

01:36I'm a young man.

01:38I do not want to see you.

01:41My—

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