Another anecdote from the 1974 floods
Further to Wiley's post #74.
One of the 9SQN crews from Amberley came across a marooned 'truckie' sitting on the cab of his near submerged prime mover so recovered him by rescue hoist.
They were about to depart the scene of action when he leaned across to the crewman and said: 'Would you mind if we take my wife too; she's down there in the cab.'