{"id":770971,"date":"2026-07-01T00:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T00:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770971\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T00:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T00:20:28","slug":"melbourne-father-and-son-rescued-by-billionaire-after-south-australian-outback-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/770971\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne father and son rescued by billionaire after South Australian outback nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"

A father and son who spent more than 12 hours stranded in remote floodwaters have been saved by a billionaire businessman who happened to be stopping at a nearby pub.<\/p>\n

The tourists, from Middle Park in Melbourne<\/a>, were travelling in a Toyota that became hopelessly bogged in mud in South Australia<\/a>\u2019s far north after a massive storm swept through the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI drove out towards Lake Eyre on the road and there was a huge storm,\u201d one of the stranded men, Bill Kosky, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything started to get flooded and I got bogged and I was left there.\u201d<\/p>\n

With minimal phone signal and no way out, the pair texted emergency services who contacted the William Creek Hotel for help.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately … a very kind gentleman in a helicopter was flying past and came and picked us up,\u201d Kosky said.<\/p>\n

\"AA Melbourne father and son have been rescued by billionaire Tim Roberts in the SA outback. Credit: 7NEWS\"AA Melbourne father and son have been rescued by billionaire Tim Roberts in the SA outback. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Their rescue came from an unexpected source, billionaire businessman Tim Roberts.<\/p>\n

Roberts had stopped at the pub for the night.<\/p>\n

He took to the sky in his helicopter with local legend Trevor Wright to locate and rescue the father and son.<\/p>\n

From high above, the two stranded tourists appeared as just a speck on the vast waterlogged landscape, barely visible against the flooded terrain.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve travelled these parts after floods for 20 years. I\u2019ve never seen anything like this,\u201d Kosky said.<\/p>\n

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