Child dies in another dam failure
Nov 27th, 2008 |
Tragically a four-year-old child was washed down the Mackenzie River in Central Queensland when a flooded dam ruptured, spilling 6000 megalitres of water on 23/11/2008. The Bedford Weir, near Blackwater, burst following a weekend of unseasonal weather that battered eastern Australia.
The girl had been visiting the weir with her mother and two adult friends when the accident occurred. All four were swept away by the influx of water, but an SES flood boat was only able to rescue the three adults, with one of the women found clinging to a tree.
Three men walking along the weir wall were also swept away and rescued by the SES.
ABC news links: – Investigations continue, a family mourns.