Black Hawk retrieves flood-swept cars from Great Ocean Road | 7NEWS

A Blackhawk helicopter is conducting a complex salvage operation along Victoria's Great Ocean Road, retrieving 12 to 14 cars that were swept into the ocean during flooding at Cumberland River in Lorne a week ago. The vehicles, belonging to campers at Cumberland River Caravan Park, have been battered by waves and rocks for seven days, with some potentially submerged further out to sea. The operation involves closing the Great Ocean Road for several hours while SES divers attach harnesses to the damaged vehicles, which are then airlifted back to the caravan park by a private contractor pilot working within the helicopter's four-tonne weight limit.

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