Police Officer Recommended For Bravery Award After Dramatic Flood Rescue

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police are again urging motorists not to drive through flooded roads following a dramatic flood rescue near Dungog.

A four-wheel drive with three people inside was crossing a causeway at Bingleburra on Thursday morning when the vehicle got stuck in fast-moving water up to the door handles.

A police officer using a safety line entered the water three times to rescue a 4-year-old boy and two women aged 47 and 51.

They were uninjured and treated for shock.

The senior constable from the Port Stephens Police District is being recommended for a bravery award.

The stranded four-wheel drive

Man Dies Following Double Shooting Near Dungog

BY IAN CROUCH

A man who suffered a gunshot wound following a domestic dispute near Dungog on Mother's Day has died in hospital.

Emergency crews were called to a property on Bingleburra Road at about midday on Sunday following reports two men had been shot.

It's reported the stepbrothers aged 35 and 28 became involved in an altercation during a family gathering when the older man was shot in the chest.

The younger brother fled and was found nearby with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head - he was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition but died on Monday afternoon.

The older man remains in a stable condition in the John Hunter.

If you or someone you know needs help, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Emergency services attend the double shooting at Bingleburra