Swift water rescue crew saves two people from Nebo floodwaters

A man and woman in their 20s were rescued after their ute got stuck in floodwaters overnight in Nebo.

A man and woman in their 20s were rescued from the back of their ute after they got into trouble driving through flood waters on Saturday night.

A man and woman in their 20s were rescued from the back of their ute after they got into trouble driving through flood waters on Saturday night.

The swift water rescue crew was called to Marlborough Sarina Road at around 8pm when the pair tried to cross a flooded Funnel Creek in the Isaac region.

One of them jumped into the tray on the back while the other stayed in the vehicle during the rescue, with both safe and on dry land by 9.50pm.

A rescue chopper was dispatched but the pair were uninjured.

The road was closed on Thursday, March 28 due to flooding and remains closed to all traffic.

Marlborough Sarina Rd is also closed at the Lotus Creek and Connors Creek crossings.

Drivers are being advised to use alternative routes after the heavy rainfall of the past week, with up to 100mm in parts of the Mackay region on Thursday alone.

Previously, two men were rescued from floodwaters on the Bruce Highway near Kelsey Creek just after 5.30am Friday.

A man was rescued by swift water rescue crews after attempting to drive through flood waters at Foulden, March 28, 2025

A swift water rescue crew was also called to Glenella Connection Rd in Foulden, west of Mackay about 12.47pm Friday after a four-wheel-drive got caught.

All occupants of the four wheel drive made it to dry land unharmed.