A boy who drowned in floodwaters in rural New South Wales on the weekend has been recognized as five-year-old Jayden El Jer.
Jayden's dad and mom and two younger siblings have been in a position to make it to security from their submerged Hilux ute, nevertheless the five-year-old grew to become misplaced underwater and was unable to be discovered.
A gaggle in a close-by car that additionally grew to become caught by floodwaters got here to the household's support and notified police.
After an exhaustive in a single day search, Jayden's physique was discovered at 3pm yesterday.
Rural Fireplace Service volunteers Fiona Aveland and her husband have been among the many first responders on scene.
Aveland stated the daddy who escaped the Hilux was "distressed" by what was an "terrible" state of affairs.
"He wished assist for his spouse and daughter, they have been on one other tree," she stated.
Aveland stated emergency responders on the opposite facet of the creek rescued the household in a tinnie.
Jayden is being remembered as a "vibrant, bubbly boy".
The automotive has since been retrieved and police are investigating.
Tullamore has been hit with heavy rain since Wednesday, with 100 millimetres in simply in the future flooding the Bogan River.