{"id":770041,"date":"2026-06-30T14:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770041\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:26:13","slug":"chance-stop-sees-wa-billionaire-tim-roberts-rescue-stranded-outback-travellers-in-his-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770041\/","title":{"rendered":"Chance stop sees WA billionaire Tim Roberts rescue stranded outback travellers in his helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">An outback misadventure has ended in a high-flying rescue thanks to a chance encounter involving WA billionaire Tim Roberts and his private helicopter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Traveller Bill Kosky and his son found themselves in a perilous situation in remote South Australia after their vehicle became hopelessly bogged in thick mud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The pair were left marooned in the State\u2019s unforgiving far-north for more than 12 hours, with hopes of being rescued fading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">However, a stroke of pure luck intervened.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/e7287ff0248d3fb1a677a68ad4e3f73543866246.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Kosky and his son were left stranded.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconBill Kosky and his son were left stranded. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8941af6af8615d00a798267a17c622a6b784c24.jpg\" alt=\"Their car was bogged, leaving them stuck.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconTheir car was bogged, leaving them stuck. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Mr Roberts had touched down and stopped at the iconic William Creek Hotel when he overheard concerned locals discussing two travellers who had failed to return from their journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The WA billionaire took to the skies in his private chopper, recruiting William Creek local legend Trevor Wright to assist with the aerial search.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The eagle-eyed duo managed to spot the stranded pair from above.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/87dcac615fbad9f435c0adda839bd7448f00f186.jpg\" alt=\"Billionaire Tim Roberts saved the pair with his private chopper.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconBillionaire Tim Roberts saved the pair with his private chopper. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1145b967605de4d8a1f88e1fa9f63dd67356ba6d.jpg\" alt=\"A stranded father and son were rescued near William Creek.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconA stranded father and son were rescued near William Creek. Credit: 7NEWS\/7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI thought you were in the army or something,\u201d a relieved Mr Kosky said upon seeing Mr Roberts\u2019 helicopter descend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Speaking after the ordeal, Mr Kosky admitted he was feeling \u201cmuch better\u201d after finally being spotted and plucked from the isolated terrain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An outback misadventure has ended in a high-flying rescue thanks to a chance encounter involving WA billionaire Tim&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-770041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}